aside English · revision 4409

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=c. 1300}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈsaɪd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a Middle English compound, first on side,^(NODE 1998)^(Hoad 1986) of a- “on” and [[side]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ “Off to one side”: about 1300 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) about 1369 in the OED, “sideways, obliquely”.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ “To or from the side” is from the mid-14th century,^(Etymonline) and “out of the way, away” from about 1380 in the OED,^(OED 1989) the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline) “Away from the main body, into privacy” is from about 1450,^(OED 1989) and “out of consideration or use”, as in ''lay aside'' and ''set aside'', from about 1440.^(OED 1989) In law, to ''set aside'' a verdict is to annul it, from 1844.^(OED 1989) The colloquial preposition, “beyond, besides”, is from the 1590s,^(Etymonline) 1592 in Merriam-Webster, now obsolete.^(MW Collegiate) The noun, words spoken so as to be supposedly inaudible, is from 1727 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) about 1751 in Merriam-Webster.^(MW Collegiate) Middle English also had asidely “indirectly” and asideward “sideways”.^(Etymonline) In northern and midland dialect aside was also a preposition meaning “beside, near”.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1300 – off to one side.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1380 – out of the way.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1440 – out of consideration, ''set aside''.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1450 – into privacy.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1590s – preposition.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1727 – noun, a stage aside.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1844 – to annul a verdict.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # To or toward the side: ''stepped aside''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Away from others; apart, in private: ''took him aside''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # In reserve; away for later use: ''put money aside''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Out of one's thoughts; out of consideration: ''jokes aside''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Apart from; except for: ''aside from that''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # Words spoken by an [[actor]] to the audience and supposedly not heard by the other characters.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A remark made in an undertone.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A [[digression]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[set-aside]]

+ * [[aside from]]

+ * [[step aside]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[side]]

+ * [[beside]]

+ * [[besides]]

+ * [[sideways]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}