aside Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
  2. noun a message that departs from the main subject
    divagation; digression; excursus; parenthesis.
  3. 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
  4. adverb out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
    away.
    • brush the objections aside
    • pushed all doubts away
  5. adverb not taken into account or excluded from consideration
    apart.
    • these problems apart, the country is doing well
    • all joking aside, I think you're crazy
  6. adverb in a different direction
    away.
    • turn aside
    • turn away one's face
    • glanced away
  7. adverb placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
    apart.
    • had a feeling of being set apart
    • quality sets it apart
    • a day set aside for relaxing
  8. adverb in reserve; not for immediate use
    away; by.
    • started setting aside money to buy a car
    • put something by for her old age
    • has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day

WordNet

A*side" adverb
Etymology
Pref. a- + side.
Definitions
  1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.
    Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4.
    But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. Shak.
    The flames were blown aside. Dryden.
  2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. "Lay aside every weight." Heb. xii. 1.
  3. So as to be heard by others; privately.
    Then lords and ladies spake aside. Sir W. Scott.
A*side" noun
Definitions
  1. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.

Webster 1913