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besides
in addition to: Who is going besides me?
Not to be confused with:
beside – at the side of: She stood beside me.
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be·sides
(bĭ-sīdz′)adv.
1. In addition; also: I could smell the ocean, some pine trees, and something else besides.
2. Moreover; furthermore: I'm too tired to go for a walk. Besides, it's raining.
3. Otherwise; else: has been to Mexico but nowhere besides.
prep.
1. In addition to: She was given a scholarship besides the award.
2. Except for; other than: No one besides the owner could control the angry dog.
[Middle English : biside, at the side; see beside + -es, adv. suff.; see -s3.]
Usage Note: Some critics argue that beside and besides should be kept distinct when they are used as prepositions. According to that argument, beside is used only to mean "at the side of," as in There was no one in the seat beside me. For the meanings "in addition to" and "except for" besides should be used: Besides replacing the back stairs, she fixed the broken banister. No one besides Smitty would say a thing like that. But this distinction is often ignored, even by widely respected writers. While it is true that besides can never mean "at the side of," beside regularly appears in print in place of besides. Using beside in this way can be ambiguous, however; the sentence There was no one beside him at the table could mean that he had the table to himself or that the seats next to him were not occupied. See Usage Note at together.
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besides
(bɪˈsaɪdz)prep
apart from; even considering: besides costing too much, the scheme is impractical.
sentence connector
anyway; moreover
adv
as well
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be•sides
(bɪˈsaɪdz)adv.
1. moreover; furthermore; also: Besides, I promised them we would come.
2. in addition: There are three elm trees and two maples besides.
3. otherwise; else: They had a roof over their heads but not much besides.
prep. 4. in addition to: Besides his mother he has a sister to support.
5. other than; except: no one here besides us.
[1175–1225; Middle English bisides]
usage: See beside.
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beside
– besides1. 'beside'
If one thing is beside another, it is next to it or at the side of it.
Beside the shed was a huge tree.
I sat down beside my wife.
2. 'besides' used as a preposition
Besides means 'in addition to' or 'as well as'.
What languages do you know besides Arabic and English?
There was only one person besides Jacques who knew Lorraine.
3. 'besides' used to link clauses
You can use besides to introduce a clause beginning with an -ing form.
He writes novels and poems, besides working as a journalist.
Besides being good company, he was always ready to try anything.
Be Careful!
You must use an -ing form in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'He writes novels and poems besides he works as a journalist'.
4. 'besides' used as an adverb
You can use besides when you are making an additional point or giving an additional reason that you think is important.
I'll only be gone for five days, and besides, you'll have fun while I'm away.
The house was too big. Besides, we couldn't afford it.
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Adv. 1. besides - making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her"
2. [画像:besides - in addition]besides - in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
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besides
preposition
1. apart from, barring, excepting, other than, excluding, as well (as), in addition to, over and above I think she has many good qualities besides being beautiful.
adverb
1. also, too, further, otherwise, in addition, as well, moreover, furthermore, what's more, into the bargain Besides, today's young people have grown up knowing only a Conservative government.
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Translations
بالأضا فَةِ إلىبالأضافَةِ إلىباِلإضَافَة إِلى بِالإضَافَةِ إلى ذَلِك
ještěkroměmimomimotonadto
udoverdesudenforuden
paitsisitä paitsi
osim togauz to
amellett
fyrir utanòar aî auki
・・・に加えてその上
~외에게다가
polegrazen tega
dessutomförutom
นอกจาก อีกด้วยนอกจากนี้
bên cạnhngoài ra
besides
[bɪˈsaɪdz]A. PREP
1. (= in addition to) → además de, aparte de
there were three of us besides Mary → éramos tres además de or aparte de Mary
there are others besides ourselves who might be interested → además de nosotros or aparte de nosotros hay otros que pueden estar interesados
besides which he was unwell → aparte de eso estaba malo, además estaba malo
there were three of us besides Mary → éramos tres además de or aparte de Mary
there are others besides ourselves who might be interested → además de nosotros or aparte de nosotros hay otros que pueden estar interesados
besides which he was unwell → aparte de eso estaba malo, además estaba malo
B. ADV
1. (= in addition) → además
he wrote a novel and several short stories besides → escribió una novela y además varias narraciones cortas
and much more besides → y mucho más todavía
he wrote a novel and several short stories besides → escribió una novela y además varias narraciones cortas
and much more besides → y mucho más todavía
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besides
[bɪˈsaɪdz] adv
prep (= as well as) → en plus de (= apart from) → à part
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besides
adv
(= in addition) → außerdem, obendrein ; he wrote a novel and several short stories besides → er hat einen Roman und außerdem noch mehrere Kurzgeschichten geschrieben ; many more besides → noch viele mehr ; have you got any others besides? → haben Sie noch andere or noch welche?
(= anyway, moreover) → außerdem
prep
(= in addition to) → außer; others besides ourselves → außer uns noch andere; there were three of us besides Mary → Mary nicht mitgerechnet, waren wir zu dritt ; besides which he was unwell → überdies or außerdem fühlte er sich nicht wohl
(= except) → außer, abgesehen von
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besides
[bɪˈsaɪdz]1. prep (in addition to) → oltre a ; (apart from) → all'infuori di, a parte
besides which ... → per di più...
besides which ... → per di più...
2. adv (in addition) → inoltre ; (anyway) → poi, del resto, per di più
and more besides → e altro ancora
and more besides → e altro ancora
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beside
(biˈsaid) preposition1. by the side of or near. beside the window; She sat beside her sister. langs بِجانِبِ до ao lado de vedle, u neben ved siden af δίπλα σε junto a, al lado de kõrval, kõrvale کنار؛ مجاور vierellä auprès de, à côté de ליד के समीप, पास pokraj mellé di sisi, di samping hjá, við hliðina á accanto/vicino a 〜のそばに ...의 옆(곁)에 prie, šalia blakus; līdzās di sebelah naast ved siden av przy ao lado de lângă, alături de рядом, около vedľa, pri ob pored bredvid, intill อยู่ข้าง yanında 在...旁邊 поруч з; коло کے پہلو میں ، کے نزدیک gần 在...旁边
2. compared with. She looks ugly beside her sister. langs بِالمُقارَنَةِ مَع в сравнение с ao lado de ve srovnání, vedle im Vergleich zu sammenlignet med σε σύγκριση με al lado de võrreldes در مقایسه با verrattuna à côté de לְצַד के मुकाबले में u usporedbi sa mellett dibandingkan samanborið við rispetto a, in confronto a 〜と比べて ...과 비교하면 palyginti su līdzās dibandingkan dengan naast sammenliknet med w porównaniu z ao lado de faţă de по сравнению с vedľa, oproti v primerjavi z u poređenju sa jämfört med เทียบกับ ...-e göre, kıyasla 與...相比 порівнюючи з ساتھ ، کے مقابلے میں so với 与...相比
beˈsides preposition in addition to. Is anyone coming besides John? buiten بالأضا فَةِ إلى освен além de mimo, kromě außer foruden; udover εκτός από aparte de, además de peale به علاوۀ lisäksi à part מלבד के अलावा osim vkin, vmin kívül selain fyrir utan a parte, oltre a 〜のほかに ...에 더하여 be bez selain daripada behalve i tillegg til, foruten oprócz د دی کبله além de în afară de кроме; помимо okrem razen osim, osim toga [för]utom นอกจากนี้ ...-den/dan başka, ayrıca, bir de 除...之外 крім, опріч علاوہ ngoài ra 除...之外
adverb also. These shoes are expensive – besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides. bowendien, buitendien بالأضافَةِ إلى освен това além disso ještě, nadto außerdem foruden επιπλέον, επίσης además pealegi, lisaks همچنین؛ علاوه بر این sitä paitsi de plus חוּץ מִזֶה के अतिरिक्त dodatno amellett juga þar að auki inoltre その上 게다가 be to bez tam; turklāt juga bovendien dessuten, for øvrig; i tillegg ponadto پدی کبله além disso în plus, pe lângă toate acestea кроме того; помимо того okrem povrh osim toga dessutom เช่นกัน ayrıca, bundan başka, üstelik 而且 крім того کے علاوہ ، مزید برآں hơn nữa 而且
be beside oneself (with) to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion. She was beside herself with excitement as her holiday approached. buite jouself wees لايَتَمالَكُ نَفْسَهُ عن الغَضَب не съм на себе си fora de si být bez sebe, být nesvůj außer sich sein ved siden af sig selv είμαι εκτός εαυτού no caber en sí mismo, estar fuera de sí endast väljas olema خودباخته؛ هیجان زده olla suunniltaan ne plus se tenir (de) לָצֵאת מִגִדרוֹ आपे से बाहर biti izvan sebe magánkívül van tidak tahan diri frá sér, í uppnámi essere fuori di sé* 我を忘れて 기뻐서 어쩔 줄 모르다 netverti savo kailyje būt ārkārtīgi satrauktam lupa diri buiten zichzelf zijn være fra seg nie posiadać się (z) fora de si a nu se mai putea abţine (de la) быть вне себя от byť bez seba biti iz sebe biti van sebe vara utom sig ตื่นเต้นมาก kendini kaybetmek 處於情緒亢奮的狀態 бути без тями آپے سے باہر ہونا mừng quýnh lên 若狂,忘乎所以
be beside the point to be irrelevant. You will have to go. Whether you want to go is beside the point. kom nie ter sprake nie خارجٌ عَنِ المَوْضوع не е важно ser irrelevante nehrát žádnou roli nicht zur Sache gehören være ligegyldigt είμαι άσχετος με το θέμα no venir al caso asjasse mitte puutuma مربوط نبودن به موضوع merkityksetön être hors de propos לא לַעִנְיָן अप्रासंगिक ne imati značenja nem tartozik a tárgyhoz tidak relevan óviðkomandi, fyrir utan efnið essere non pertinente, essere estraneo (all'argomento trattato) 無関係の 요점에서 벗어나 있다 nesvarbu tas neattiecas uz []; tas ir mazsvarīgi tidak ada kaitan niet ter zake doen uvedkommende być nieistotnym ser irrelevante a nu avea importanţă не относиться к делу nehrať žiadnu rolu biti postranskega pomena nevažno vara irrelevant, inte höra hit ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง konu dışı olmak, (hiç)ilgisi olmamak 離題 не стосуватися справи; бути не по суті غیر متعلق ہونا không thích hợp 离题
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besides
→ باِلإضَافَة إِلى , بِالإضَافَةِ إلى ذَلِك mimoto, navíc desuden, udover außerdem , darüber hinaus επιπλέον , επίσης además , además de paitsi, sitä paitsi de même , en outre osim toga, uz to inoltre , oltre a ・・・に加えて, その上 ~외에, 게다가 bovendien , naast dessuten , foruten ponadto , poza tym além de , além disso кроме того , помимо dessutom, förutom นอกจาก อีกด้วย, นอกจากนี้ üstelik , yanı sıra bên cạnh, ngoài ra 此外 , 除了...Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009