Meaning of besides | Babel Free
bɪˈsaɪdzDefinitions
- in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also, additionally
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Also; in addition. conjunctive, not-comparable
- as well, also, not to mention
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Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore. conjunctive, not-comparable
- In addition:additionally, also, further, furthermore, item, likewise, more, moreover, still, too, yet.
- second-person singular voseo present indicative of ademar
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Otherwise; else. not-comparable
- in addition to. Is anyone coming besides John? buiten بالأضا فَةِ إلى освен além de mimo, kromě außer foruden; udover εκτός απόaparte de, además de peale به علاوۀ lisäksi à partמלבד के अलावा osim vkin, vmin kívül selain fyrir utan a parte, oltre a ~のほかに ...에 더하여 be bez selain daripada behalvei tillegg til, forutenoprócz 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
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On one side. not-comparable, obsolete
- 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, επίσηςademás 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 tilleggponadto پدی کبله além disso în plus, pe lângă toate acestea кроме того; помимо...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- In addition; also: I could smell the ocean, some pine trees, and something else besides.
- Moreover; furthermore: I'm too tired to go for a walk. Besides, it's raining.
- Otherwise; else: has been to Mexico but nowhere besides.
- In addition to: She was given a scholarship besides the award.
- Except for; other than: No one besides the owner could control the angry dog.
Equivalents
Examples
“It is besides used as a food, either as a sallad^([sic]), raw, or boiled as greens.”
“This was but one of Cluny’s hiding-places; he had caves, besides, and underground chambers in several parts of his country; and following the reports of his scouts, he moved from one to another as the soldiers drew near or moved away.”
“In the end, Chelsea's organisation and discipline was rewarded but Di Matteo knows they will have to produce the same - and more besides - in the Nou Camp to confirm a meeting with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final in Munich next month.”
“I don't feel like going out tonight. Besides, I have to work tomorrow morning anyway.”
“I have been to Spain but nowhere besides.”
“You are so strongly in my purpose bred That all the world besides methinks are dead”
“Yet Teucer would another shaft, at Hectors life dispose; So faine, he such a marke would hit: but still besides it goes;”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See also
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