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Meaning of side | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
saɪd

Definitions

  1. An ancient city, archaeological site, and modern town in modern Antalya Province, Turkey, on a small peninsula on the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, settled by Greeks from Cyme
  2. part; section; portion; share; piece; bit; cut; proportion
  3. An ancient city, archaeological site, and modern town in modern Antalya Province, Turkey, on a small peninsula on the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, settled by Greeks from Cyme.
  4. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
    countable, uncountable
  5. place; somewhere
  6. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
    countable, uncountable
  7. To align oneself in a disagreement: sided with the conservatives in Congress; siding against the bill.
  8. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
    countable, uncountable
  9. Sports In volleyball, to gain the right to serve by winning a volley served by the opposing team.
    Sports
  10. party (e.g. a third party, state party, to be party to)
  11. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
    countable, uncountable
  12. Next to each other; close together.
  13. behalf
  14. The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
    countable, uncountable
  15. Verging on; short of: shady deals that were just this side of criminal.
  16. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
    countable, uncountable
  17. To furnish with a covering of a different material:clad, cover, face, sheathe, skin.
  18. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.
  19. One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
    countable, uncountable
  20. One set of competitors in a game.
    countable, uncountable
  21. additional, but less important. a side issue. minder belangrik جانِبي страничен secundário postranní neben-... side- επιπρόσθετος αλλά δευτερεύων secundario kõrval- مسئله جانبي sivu- secondaireצדדי गौण sa strane, sporedan mellék- tambahan, sampingan auka- secondario 副次的な 부가적인 šalutinis blakus- sampingan neven-side-, ekstra uboczny داړخ، دڅنګ، دبغل secundário secundar побочный bočný, vedľajší stranski sporedan sido- ซึ่งเป็นด้านข้าง ikinci derecede 次要的 додатковий, неголовний اضافی لیکن کم اہم ...
  22. A sports team.
    Australia, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
  23. (the ground etc beside) the edge of something. He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café. kant, rand جانِبي، على جانِب бряг beira podél, na kraji ...-rand -side πλευρά borde de, lado de ääres, -äärne كنار reuna bord לְצַד ה- के किनारे rub, uz oldala, széle vminek tepi meðfram e-u margine/bordo di ―側 -측면 palei malas- tepi -kant -sidebrzeg, bok czegoś خوا beira margine (a) край pozdĺž, na kraji ob robu (česa) -putni -sida, -kant ด้านข้าง ... kenarı/yanı 在…邊 такий, що розташований н...
    etc
  24. A group of morris dancers who perform together.
    countable, uncountable
  25. having (a certain number or type of) sides. a four-sided figure. kantig ذو جوانِب с определен брой страни de ( ) lados -stranný ...-seitig -sidet που έχει συγκεκριμένο αριθμό ή τύπο πλευρών, -πλευρος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de ... lados küljega, -küljeline جانب -puolinen à (...) côtés בַּעַל ...צְלָעוֹת पहलू, पहलुओं वाला -stran, s određenim brojem strana -oldalú bersegi -hliða a (...) facce 一面の -면의 -šonis (zināma skaita) sānu-; malu- -sisi -kantig -sidig, –sidet o ... bokach, –boczny لور، خوا de ( ) la...
  26. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
    countable, uncountable
  27. from or to the side; not directly. a sidelong glance; He glanced sidelong. skuins, skeef جانِبي، شَزَرا кос de lado postranní, šikmý; stranou, kose seitlich skråt λοξόςde costado, de reojo kõõrdi, kõrvale كج vaivihkainen oblique, de côté בִּמלוּכסַן परोक्ष, तिरछा postrance, koso ferde; oldalvást lirikan, dengan melirik skáhallur; á ská, út á hlið obliquo; di sottecchi 横の[] 곁눈질로 įkypas; iš šono, į šoną slīps; iesāņš; netieši menjeling; melirik zijdelings til sida, sidelengs, skråboczny, na bok...
  28. A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
    countable, uncountable
  29. Sidespin; english
    countable, uncountable
  30. A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
    Australia, British, Ireland, countable, dated, uncountable
  31. A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
    Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, uncountable
  32. A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
    countable, uncountable
  33. The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
    countable, uncountable
  34. An unjustified air of self-importance; a conceited attitude.
    dated, slang, uncountable
  35. A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
    countable, uncountable
  36. A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
    countable, slang, uncountable
  37. A root.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans sy
العربية الجانب جانب صفحة
Azərbaycanca tərəf yan
Беларуская бок старана́
Català costat
Čeština strana
Dansk side
Deutsch Seite
Ελληνικά πλευρό σελίδα
Esperanto flanko latero pago
Euskara alde ondo
فارسی پهلو سمت سوی ضلع طرف
Suomi kantti kylki laita puoli sivu tahko
Français costé côté équipe face page side
Gàidhlig taobhaich
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻaoʻao
עברית עבר פאה צד צלע
Magyar fél lap oldal szél
Հայերեն կողմ
Íslenska blaðsíða hlið
Italiano faccia lato schierarsi squadra
日本語 側面 境界線 方向
ქართული გვერდი მხარე
Қазақша жақ тарап
ខ្មែរ ខាង
한국어 옆구리 측면
Кыргызча жан
Latina latus locus pagina pars partes
ລາວ ກຳ
Lietuvių pusė šonas
Latviešu puse
Македонски страна
Монгол тал
Bahasa Melayu muka pihak sebelah sisi
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဘက် ဘေး
Nederlands bladzijde kant pagina ploeg vlak zij zijde
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پاسَہ
Polski boczny bok strona
پښتو اړخ څنګ
Română față latură parte
Slovenčina strana
Slovenščina stran
Shqip ane ijë
Svenska kant sida
Тоҷикӣ тараф
ไทย ด้าน
Türkmençe tarap
Tagalog dayag gilid
Türkçe taraf yan yüz
ئۇيغۇرچە تەرەپ يان
Українська бік сторона
Oʻzbekcha taraf
Tiếng Việt ben

Examples

“A square has four sides.”
“A cube has six sides.”
“Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.”
“We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.[…]As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other.”
“The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.”
“Meet me on the north side of the monument.”
“Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.”
“Meronyms: flank, loin; latus, lumbus”
“I generally sleep on my side.”
“Roll the patient onto the left side so that head, shoulders, and torso move at the same time without twisting.”
“John wrote 15 sides for his essay!”
“Look on the bright side.”
“She has a mean side (to her).”
“Which side has kick-off?”
“Newly promoted, they were top of the First Division and unbeaten when they took on a Manchester United side that had been revitalized by a new manager,[…].”
“It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.”
“Initially, the English, Welsh, Scots and Irish unions refused to send national sides, preferring instead to send touring sides like the Barbarians, the Penguins, the Co-Optimists, the Wolfhounds, Crawshays Welsh, and the Public School Wanderers.”
“there are two sides to every question”
“Although there are two sides to every story, the fallacy that they are inevitably equally ethical is called bothsidesism.”
“In the Second World War, the Italians were on the side of the Germans until Italy switched sides in 1943.”
“"Creating artificial rain over the Yellow Sea would help the Chinese side too," the spokesman said Kim told the meeting.”
“We have not always been of the[…]same side in politics.”
“sets the passions on the side of truth”
“But Bechet chafed under even the loose discipline of the Ellington group, and left. Through these years he wandered, making only a few sides, at the moment when jazz records were beginning to flood onto the market.”
“He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.”
“I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.”
“Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?”
“his mother's side of the family”
“To sit upon thy father David's throne, / By Mothers side thy father.”
“Thankfully our son agreed and chose a name which, according to what I have been told is the name of the last in a long line of Rabbis on my wife's side.”
“Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.”
“Indeed, Yeere was rapidly beginning to forget what he had been. One of his own rank and file put the matter brutally when he asked Yeere, in reference to nothing, “And who has been making you a Member of Council, lately? You carry the side of half a dozen of ’em.””
“Theobald posed as the most ardent lover imaginable, but, to use the vulgarism for the moment in fashion, it was all “side.””
“His manner never had been modest or retiring. Now it was unmistakably swanky; he was putting on side to an extent that made fellows who observed him smile and shrug their shoulders.”
“Some directors use full scripts (book); others use “sides,” which consist of one or two words of the cue and the subsequent full speech of the individual actor.”
“The short scenes in this book are particularly useful for audition workshops since audition sides are rarely longer than two pages.”
“My boyfriend and I are both sides; we prefer to do oral and other stuff.”
“And 9 is said to be the Square, 27 the Cube of 3, which is call'd the Side of 9 and 27, &c.”

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