Meaning

4 senses
  1. (conjunctive, not comparable)Also; in addition.

    We've paid for your whole education and plenty more besides!

    außerdem, weiterhin, darüber hinaus

    кро́ме того́króme tovó, к тому́ жеk tomú že

    крім то́гоkrim tóho

    in addition

  2. (conjunctive, not comparable)Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.

    I don't feel like going out tonight. Besides, I have to work tomorrow morning anyway.

    außerdem

    бо́лее того́bóleje tovó, сверх того́sverx tovó

    крім то́гоkrim tóho

    making an additional point; anyway

  3. (not comparable)Otherwise; else.

    I have been to Spain but nowhere besides.

    кро́ме того́króme tovó

  4. (not comparable, obsolete)On one side.

Examples

177 sentences
  1. He has no friends besides me.

    У нього немає друзів, окрім мене.

    ruУ него нет друзей, кроме меня.

    deAußer mir hat er keine Freunde.

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  2. That store sells many things besides furniture.

    Цей магазин продає багато речей окрім меблів.

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  3. Is anyone coming besides your friends?

    ruКто-нибудь ещё придёт кроме твоих друзей?

    deKommt außer euren Freunden noch jemand?

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  4. Was there anybody else besides Tom?

    ruТам кто-нибудь ещё был кроме Тома?

    deWar noch jemand außer Tom dort?

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  5. Do you want anything besides coffee?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
also; in addition:
Русский
By meaning 2
also; in addition:
moreover; furthermore:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
also; in addition:

Origin

From Middle English bisides (also bisiden), extension of biside, equivalent to beside + -s

From Middle English bisides (also bisiden), extension of biside, equivalent to beside + -s (adverbial suffix).

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
RelatedbesideA1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
besides — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto