Meaning

3 senses
  1. (literally, not comparable)Beside or alongside one another; close to one another and abreast.

    The new houses were built side by side, facing the lake.

    Seite an Seite, Schulter an Schulter

    бок о́ бокbok ó bok, борт о́ бортbort ó bort

    пліч-о́-плічplič-ó-plič, бік у бікbik u bik

  2. (figuratively, not comparable)In peace.

  3. (figuratively, not comparable)With a common purpose.

    The soldiers of XX and YY were fighting side by side against a common enemy.

    Seite an Seite, Schulter an Schulter

    пліч-о́-плічplič-ó-plič

Examples

87 sentences
  1. We walked along side by side.

  2. The girls sat side by side.

    deDie Mädchen saßen nebeneinander. — Sudajaengi

  3. The old couple sat side by side.

    deDas alte Ehepaar saß nebeneinander. — Manfredo

  4. The girls were sitting side by side.

    ruДевочки сидели рядом друг с другом. — marafon

    deDie Mädchen saßen nebeneinander. — Sudajaengi

  5. They happened to walk side by side.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
literally:
Русский
By meaning 1
literally:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
literally:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
cheek by jowlboard to board

See also

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