sideways

pronunciation

How to pronounce sideways in British English: UK [ˈsaɪdweɪz]word uk audio image

How to pronounce sideways in American English: US [ˈsaɪdweɪz] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    (of movement) at an angle
  • Adverb:
    with one side forward or to the front
    from the side; obliquely
    toward one side
    to, toward or at one side

Word Origin

sideways (adv.)
1570s, from side (n.) + way (n.), with adverbial genitive. To look sideways "cast scornful glances" is recorded from 1844.

Synonym

Example

1. Then they walked sideways through a narrow passage .
2. He shot me a sideways glance before he .
3. The asana can also be done with the person seated on a chair in a sideways manner .
4. This introduced an even larger sideways force and caused the ball to bend further .
5. It can include forward and sideways acceleration and deceleration , vehicle speed , engine speed and steering inputs .

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