What does aside mean in English?

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aside Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 on or to one side:
- Stand aside, please, and let these people pass.
- He pulled the curtain aside.
- I gave her a plate of food but she pushed it aside.
- I've forgotten my wallet, so could you put this book aside (= keep this book) for me and I'll come back later on.
- She took me aside (= took me away from the other people) to tell me the news.
- Every week I put aside some money for a new TV.
- Let's leave that matter aside for now and talk about the more urgent problem facing us.
1 except for:
- Money continues to be a problem but aside from that we're all well.
- I hardly watch any television, aside from news and current affairs.
2 a remark that someone makes in a quiet voice because they do not want everyone to hear it:
- a whispered aside
- The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.
3 on or to one side:
- I pushed aside the curtain and looked out the window.
- I took her aside (= out of hearing distance of other people) to tell her to behave herself.
- The governor wants to set aside (= keep separate and not spend) $50 million for emergencies.

The crowd watched as the referee drew the player aside and spoke to him.
They elbowed the onlookers aside.
Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.
In all seriousness now - joking aside - I do think there's a problem here that we've got to get sorted.
She laid aside her book and went to answer the phone.
Moreover, the ' asides ' - of which the author is fond - are not always substantiated by hard evidence.
He brings together a set of arguments which have previously existed largely as asides or unarticulated hunches accompanying certain modelling research.
Furthermore, many of the best bits come in asides and footnotes, rather than in the exposition of the main argument.