Meaning

5 senses
  1. With a side to the front.

    He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.

    seitlich

    with one side forward or to the front

  2. Towards one side.

    A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.

    He looked sideways at the new arrival, wondering who she was.

    seitwärts, zu Seite

    to, toward or at one side

  3. Askance; sidelong.

    schräg, schief, seitwärts

  4. (informal)Neither upward nor downward.

    The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.

    auf der Stelle

  5. (US, colloquial)Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.

    We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.

Examples

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  1. Tom glanced sideways at Mary.

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  2. Tom looked sideways at Mary.

    ruТом искоса посмотрел на Мэри.

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  3. Mary tilted her head sideways.

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  4. Tom looked at Mary sideways.

    deTom sah Maria von der Seite an.

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  5. He edged sideways through the crowd.

    deEr schob sich seitlich durch die Menge.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 4
with a side to the front:
towards one side:
askance:
neither upward nor downward:

Origin

From side + -ways.

From side + -ways.

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Forms

more sideways, most sideways
Comparativemore sideways Lesson
Superlativemost sideways

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

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