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beside

[bih-sahyd] / bɪˈsaɪd /
ADVERB
next to
Synonyms
WEAK
a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with
PREPOSITION
next to
Synonyms
WEAK
adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the side of by cheek by jowl close at hand close to connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

Example Sentences

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I can still have my phone beside me for the useful things it provides—texting a friend, or checking the weather—but I’m no longer tethered to its addictive endless scroll.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Hunstad, at Northern Trust, thinks debating the Fed’s next move is in some ways beside the point.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The Justice Department filed an appeal against Leon's ruling on Thursday, arguing it "would imperil the president and national security and indefinitely leave a large hole beside the Executive Residence".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Frances Blackwell, the camp’s gatekeeper, called to say water was flowing into her cottage beside the front entrance and she could not open the door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I hear him tell me, like he’s right beside me, to stop wasting my time on “that ugly stump of a plant.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam