aside from something Definition
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aside
adverb
- 1. On, to, towards or over to one side.
2. Away from everyone else.
- Example: took him aside to give him the bad news
- Thesaurus: to one side, out of the way, away, apart, out of sight.
- Example: tossed the magazine aside in disgust
- Example: tried to put his worries aside
- 1. Words said by a character in a play which the audience can hear, but which the other characters cannot.
2. A remark that is not related to the main subject of a conversation.
- Apart from or not including it.
- Example: Aside from the weather, we had a wonderful time
- Thesaurus: besides, leaving out, excluding, except for, save.
- To keep it for some special time or purpose.
- Example: put money aside for their holidays
- To declare (a verdict, sentence, etc) invalid; to quash it.
