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# aside

«aside» in Mova's school dictionary: **To one side; out of the way: "Step aside."** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (aside); noun (an aside, asides)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To one side; out of the way: "Step aside." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#m1)

2) Kept for later: "Put some money aside." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#m2)

3) "Aside from" means except for, or as well as. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#m3)

4) 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. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, you step aside to let people pass and set aside money to save. In maths word problems, "set aside" means some of a total is kept and not used, so it is subtracted. In drama, an aside lets the audience know a character's thoughts. Phrases: step aside, put aside, set aside, aside from, joking aside.

### examples

- Please step aside and let the ambulance through. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x1)
- Put some money aside each week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x2)
- She set aside 4 of her 12 cookies for her brother; how many were left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x3)
- Aside from the rain, it was a great day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x4)
- He pushed his plate aside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x5)
- The actor whispered an aside to the audience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x6)
- She drew aside the curtains of the little bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/#x7)

### note

As an adverb it does not change: "aside". In maths, "set aside 4 of 12" means 12 − 4 = 8 are left to use. "Aside from" = "apart from". Do not confuse with "a side" (one side of a shape).

### In the corpora

- [Saving means putting money aside now for something bigger later, or for emergencies like a broken boiler.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/8/)
- ["Earmarks" means money set aside for a politician's pet local projects, favourite schemes in his own area (US).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/25-spin-war-and-violence/5/)
- [Saving means putting money aside now to use later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/37-things-and-money/14/)
- [On a narrow path, step aside and say hello; walkers going uphill usually have the right of way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/12/)
- [Saving means putting money aside, week after week, until you have enough for something bigger than one week's money can buy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/8-saving-up-for-a-game/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aside» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.