beside
pronunciation
How to pronounce beside in British English:
UK [bɪˈsaɪd]
How to pronounce beside in American English:
US [bɪˈsaɪd]
Word Origin
- beside
- beside: [13] Beside was a Middle English lexicalization of the Old English phrase be sīdan, literally ‘by the side of’. The -s of besides is a survival of the genitive ending added to certain adverbs in the Old English and early Middle English period (such as always). The metaphorical beside oneself originated in the 15th century.=> side
- beside (prep.)
- Old English be sidan "by the side of" (only as two words), from be- + sidan dative of side (n.). By 1200, formed as one word and used as both adverb and preposition. The alternative Middle English meaning "outside" led to the sense preserved in beside oneself "out of one's wits" (late 15c.).
Example
- 1. Nearby a weeping grandmother sits beside a little girl wrapped in bandages .
- 2. To see what they were beside the track .
- 3. The naked girl sat beside a pond reflecting a slice of moon .
- 4. The prince riding by descried it for a lanthorn , with an old man sleeping beside it .
- 5. We climbed up and sat beside him .