beside
gb/bɪsˈaɪd/ us/bɪsˈaɪd/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 1700
المعاني
0 معنى
preposition
A1
relation
1
At the side of something
In a place close to and at the side of someone or something.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] beside [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'beside' with 'besides', which means 'in addition to' or 'apart from'.
المرادفات
next to (Very close in meaning; slightly more informal in some contexts.)
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by (Often interchangeable, but 'by' can also mean 'through the action of'.)
الأضداد
away from (Indicates distance rather than closeness.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
sit beside
|stand beside
|beside the bed
|beside the road
|beside each other
الموضوعات
daily life
|location
|core_vocabulary
|space
أمثلة
- She sat beside her best friend during the ceremony.
- There’s a small table beside the sofa.
- The dog lay down beside the fireplace.
- He parked his car beside the curb.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I sit beside my friend.
- The school is beside the park.
- He stands beside his brother.
- There is a lamp beside my bed.
preposition
B1
relation
2
In comparison with something else
Used to say how something is different when compared with something else.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] beside [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may misinterpret this as physical closeness rather than comparison.
المرادفات
compared with (Direct equivalent, but more formal in tone.)
الأضداد
without comparison to (No comparison is being made.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
beside the point
|beside her beauty
|pale beside
الموضوعات
comparison
|core_vocabulary
|communication
أمثلة
- Beside her talent, mine seems small.
- This problem is minor beside the challenges ahead.
- The house looks tiny beside the skyscraper.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- My work is small beside his.
- The tree is short beside that building.
- This toy is cheap beside that one.
preposition
B2
relation
3
Not connected to the main subject
Not about the thing you are talking about.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think it means 'next to' because of its literal sense, but here it means 'not related'.
المرادفات
irrelevant to (More formal equivalent; stresses lack of relevance.)
الأضداد
relevant to (Direct opposite, meaning connected to the subject.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
beside the point
الموضوعات
conversation
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- That’s beside the point—we need to focus on the main issue.
- Her personal life is beside the point here.
- Your feelings are beside the point in this decision.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- That is beside the point.
- Her age is beside the point.
- Money is beside the point here.
القواعد
التعبيرات
pale beside
1/pˈeɪl bɪsˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
Seem less impressive compared with something else
To look not as good or important when compared with something else.
أمثلة
- My cooking pales beside hers.
- The movie pales beside the original book.
stand beside someone
1/stˈænd bɪsˈaɪd sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Be physically next to someone
To be in a place right next to another person.
أمثلة
- She stood beside her father during the ceremony.
- The guard stood beside the entrance all day.
beside the point
1/bɪsˈaɪd ðə pˈɔɪnt/
idiom
Not relevant to the topic
Not important for what you are talking about now.
أمثلة
- Your opinion on fashion is beside the point in this meeting.
- Whether he’s late or not is beside the point; we need to start now.
beside the point
2/bɪsˈaɪd ðə pˈɔɪnt/
idiom
not relevant to the subject at hand
Not related to what is being talked about now.
أمثلة
- That’s interesting but completely beside the point.
- Your feelings are valid, but they are beside the point right now.