besides
pronunciation
How to pronounce besides in British English:
UK [bɪˈsaɪdz]
How to pronounce besides in American English:
US [bɪˈsaɪdz]
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- Adverb:
- making an additional point; anyway
- in addition
Word Origin
- besides (prep.)
- attested from c. 1200 (common after c. 1400), from beside + adverbial genitive -s. Once sharing all the senses of beside, now properly limited to "in addition to, otherwise."
Example
- 1. America 's universities suffer from many maladies besides cost .
- 2. Is there any other way to go besides taxi ?
- 3. Besides , nuclear plants are long-lived things .
- 4. Besides the investors also have highly diverging interests .
- 5. Besides , not all deposits are sticky .