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   beside

   /bɪˈsʌɪd/

   preposition

   • 1. at the side of; next to: "he sat beside me in the front seat" Similar alongsideby the side ofat the side ofnext toparallel toabreast ofat someone's elbowwithbyadjacent tonext door tocheek by jowl withhard byborderingabuttingneighbouringclose tonearoverlookingarchaic:aside of
   • ▪ compared with: "beside Paula she always felt clumsy" Similar compared within comparison withnext toagainstcontrasted within contrast to/with
   • 2. in addition to; apart from: "he commissioned work from other artists beside Minton"

   Word Origin Old Englishbe sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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