ASIDE definition: on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction. See examples of aside used in a sentence.

ASIDE meaning: 1. on or to one side: 2. If you put or set aside money, you save it for a particular purpose: 3…. Learn more.

You use aside to indicate that you have finished talking about something, or that you are leaving it out of your discussion, and that you are about to talk about something else.

1. on or to one side; to or at a short distance away. 2. away from one's thoughts or consideration: to put one's cares aside. 3. in reserve; in a separate place, as for safekeeping: to put some money aside. 4. …

Definition of aside adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · aside (not comparable) To or on one side so as to be out of the way. quotations Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.

away from one's thoughts or consideration: to put one's cares aside. in a separate place, as for safekeeping: I put some money aside. away from a group or area, esp. for privacy: He took her aside …

Dec 4, 2015 · The meaning of ASIDE is to or toward the side. How to use aside in a sentence.

If something's aside, it's not in the middle of things — it's off to the side, either literally or figuratively, as with the papers and books you push aside on the couch, to make room to sit.

ASIDE meaning: 1 : to or toward the side often used figuratively; 2 : used with put or set to describe something that is being kept or saved for a future use