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Besides indicates something additional to what has already been stated. Besides often suggests that the addition is in the nature of an afterthought: The bill cannot be paid as yet; besides, the work is not completed.

be⋅sides 

-adverb

1. moreover; furthermore; also: Besides, I promised her we would come.

2. in addition: There are three elm trees and two maples besides.

3. otherwise; else: They had a roof over their heads but not much besides.

-preposition

4. over and above; in addition to: Besides a mother he has a sister to support.

5. other than; except: There's no one here besides Bill and me.

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a·side

adv.

To or toward the side: step aside.

Out of one's thoughts or mind: put my doubts aside.

Apart: a day set aside for relaxing.

In reserve; away: put a little money aside.

Set out of the way; dispensed with: All joking aside, can you swim 15 miles?

n.

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.

A remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby.

A parenthetical departure; a digression.

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"Beside" means next to or at the side of something or someone. "Aside" means to set something apart or away from the main topic or focus.

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