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beside
preposition
next
to
or
at
the
side
of
someone
or
something
•
A
little
boy
sat
beside
his
grandfather
on
the
park
bench
,
sharing
an
ice-cream
cone
.
A
little
boy
sat
beside
his
grandfather
on
the
park
bench
,
sharing
an
ice-cream
cone
.
•
There
is
a
small
lamp
beside
the
bed
so
I
can
read
at
night
.
There
is
a
small
lamp
beside
the
bed
so
I
can
read
at
night
.
Old
English
“
be
sīdan
”
meaning
“
by
the
side
,”
from
“
be
” (
by
)
+
“
sīde
” (
side
).
Over
time
the
words
fused
into
one
.
preposition
apart
from
or
in
addition
to
something
;
except
for
•
Beside
math
,
she
also
teaches
science
at
the
school
.
Beside
math
,
she
also
teaches
science
at
the
school
.
•
Beside
the
cost
,
there
were
many
reasons
to
postpone
the
trip
.
Beside
the
cost
,
there
were
many
reasons
to
postpone
the
trip
.
Extension
of
the
earlier
spatial
meaning
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
,
broadening
from
physical
‘
by
the
side
of
’
to
figurative
‘
outside
of
;
beyond
’.
besides
preposition
in
addition
to
or
apart
from
someone
or
something
•
Besides
math
,
Maria
loves
studying
biology
.
Besides
math
,
Maria
loves
studying
biology
.
•
There
were
no
other
passengers
besides
us
on
the
late-night
bus
.
There
were
no
other
passengers
besides
us
on
the
late-night
bus
.
Middle
English
,
variant
of
beside
with
adverbial
–s
ending
,
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
.
adverb
used
to
add
another
reason
,
fact
,
or
piece
of
information
•
I'm
tired
;
besides
,
it's
too
late
to
go
out
.
I'm
tired
;
besides
,
it's
too
late
to
go
out
.
•
The
coat
is
expensive
.
Besides
,
it
doesn't
even
fit
you
.
The
coat
is
expensive
.
Besides
,
it
doesn't
even
fit
you
.
Same
origin
as
the
preposition
form
;
the
adverbial
use
developed
later
to
join
clauses
or
sentences
.