BESIDES Definition & Meaning

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besides

[ bih-sahydz ]

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adverb

moreover; furthermore; also:
Besides, I promised her we would come.
Synonyms:
in addition:
There are three elm trees and two maples besides.
otherwise; else:
They had a roof over their heads but not much besides.

preposition

over and above; in addition to:
Besides a mother he has a sister to support.
other than; except:
There's no one here besides Bill and me.

besides

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preposition

apart from; even considering
besides costing too much, the scheme is impractical

sentence connector

anyway; moreover

adverb

as well

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Confusables Note

See beside.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of besides¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; beside, -s ¹

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Synonym Study

Besides, moreover both indicate something additional to what has already been stated. Besides often suggests that the addition is in the nature of an afterthought: The bill cannot be paid as yet; besides, the work is not completed. Moreover is more formal and implies that the addition is something particular, emphatic, or important: I did not like the house; moreover, it was too high-priced.

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And besides, rival supermarket chains Tesco and Marks & Spencer - which have more than 300 cafes each - haven't said anything about closing their cafes.

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"Every person struggling with addiction needs someone to blame it on, besides themselves, and I became that person," he says.

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The moment that we yield the word "free" to something besides a person, we are yielding our freedom.

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And something else besides, something curious and engaging that you haven’t ever seen before.

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“I’m weeding all the time, but it’s very therapeutic, just pulling weeds. It gave me something to focus on besides my grief.”

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