aside

Plural: asides

Noun

• A remark not meant to be heard by everyone present.
• 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
• An 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.

Adverb

• on or to one side
  • "step aside"
  • "stood aside to let him pass"
  • "threw the book aside"
  • "put her sewing aside when he entered"
• out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
  • "brush the objections aside"
• not taken into account or excluded from consideration
  • "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
• in a different direction
  • "turn aside"
• placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
  • "a day set aside for relaxing"
• in reserve; not for immediate use
  • "started setting aside money to buy a car"

Adv

• To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
• Excluded from consideration.

Adj

• Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.

Examples

• In an ASIDE to himself, he muttered ’I can’t believe he didn’t see that opening.’
• joking aside
• Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.
• unusual circumstances aside

Synonyms

apart, away, by, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, side note, sidebar

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