aside
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private,…An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
» She set it aside for future use.
Вона відклала це на майбутнє.
Meaning
3 sensesAn incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
A minor related mention, an afterthought.
- a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
- a message that departs from the main subject
Examples
334 sentencesShe set it aside for future use.
Вона відклала це на майбутнє. — deniko
Put a piece of cake aside for me. I have to go.
Відклади шматочок пирога для мене. Мені треба йти. — deniko
deLegt mir ein Stück Kuchen zur Seite, ich muss los. — MUIRIEL
Please step aside.
Будь ласка, відійди вбік. — deniko
ruПосторонитесь, пожалуйста. — sharptoothed
deBitte gehen Sie beiseite. — xtofu80
Step aside, please.
Відступися вбік, будь ласка. — deniko
deTreten Sie zur Seite, bitte. — Manfredo
Stand aside, please.
Відійди вбік, будь ласка. — deniko
deGeh bitte zur Seite! — wolfgangth
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old EngFrom Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
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Forms
plural: asidesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a message that departs from the main subject:digressionexcursusdivagationparenthesis
Collocations
7 patterns- stepped aside
- put aside
- aside some money
- put aside some
- puts aside a
- stood aside
- aside some