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aside in WordNet English dictionary

adverb
  1. not taken into account or excluded from consideration
    "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
    apart  aside  apart  aside 
  2. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
    "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
    aside  apart  aside  apart 
  3. on or to one side
    "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
    aside  aside 
  4. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
    "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
    aside  away  aside  away 
  5. in reserve; not for immediate use
    "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
    aside  by  away  aside  by  away 
  6. in a different direction
    "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
    away  aside  away  aside 
noun
  1. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
    aside 
  2. a message that departs from the main subject
    digression  aside  excursus  divagation  parenthesis 
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