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title: aside — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aside» in the school dictionary: To one side; out of the way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# aside

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** remark, short comment, you, She, it, He · **What happens:** keep, mean, speak, be, suppose, not hear · **To what, where:** words, audience, money, ambulance, 4, many · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«aside» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [aside in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aside.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To one side; out of the way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:m1:1
# text = To one side; out of the way.
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Step aside."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:m1e:1
# text = "Step aside."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kept for later.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:m2:1
# text = Kept for later.
1	Kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Put some money aside."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:m2e:1
# text = "Put some money aside."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | some money |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent money=Goal |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Aside from" means except for, or as well as.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:m3:1
# text = "Aside from" means except for, or as well as.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	except	except	ADP	IN	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	5	advmod	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a noun, a remark spoken quietly, or a short comment that is off the main topic; in plays, words spoken to the audience that other characters are supposed not to hear.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:m4:1
# text = As a noun, a remark spoken quietly, or a short comment that is off the main topic; in plays, words spoken to the audience that other characters are supposed not to hear.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	appos	_	_
25	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	acl	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
29	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	33	nsubj:pass	_	_
30	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	nsubj:pass	_	_
32	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	33	aux:pass	_	_
33	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	acl:relcl	_	_
34	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	36	advmod	_	_
35	to	to	PART	TO	_	36	mark	_	_
36	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	33	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle | a remark |  |  |  |  | as a noun; quietly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a short comment |  |  |  |  | off the main topic | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | words *not said here* |  |  |  | to the audience | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to audience=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **suppose** | present · passive |  | the audience |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **hear** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please step aside and let the ambulance through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x1:1
# text = Please step aside and let the ambulance through.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	through	through	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the ambulance |  |  |  | through *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ambulance=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put some money aside each week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x2:1
# text = Put some money aside each week.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | some money |  |  | week | aside *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent money=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She set aside 4 of her 12 cookies for her brother; how many were left?

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x3:1
# text = She set aside 4 of her 12 cookies for her brother; how many were left?
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	nsubj	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | She | 4 of her 12 cookies |  |  |  | for her brother; aside *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent 4=Patient for brother=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **leave** | past · passive |  | many |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aside from the rain, it was a great day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x4:1
# text = Aside from the rain, it was a great day.
1	Aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | a great day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pushed his plate aside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x5:1
# text = He pushed his plate aside.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | past | He | his plate |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plate=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The actor whispered an aside to the audience.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x6:1
# text = The actor whispered an aside to the audience.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	actor	actor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	aside	aside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | the actor | a aside | the audience |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent aside=Topic to audience=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She drew aside the curtains of the little bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aside:x7:1
# text = She drew aside the curtains of the little bed.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aside	aside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | She |  |  |  |  | aside the curtains of the little bed | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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