ASIDE


Meaning of ASIDE in English

I. ə-ˈsīd adverb

Date: 14th century

1. : to or toward the side

stepped aside

2. : away from others or into privacy

pulled him aside

3. : out of the way especially for future use : away

putting aside savings

4. : away from one's thought or consideration

jesting aside

II. preposition

Date: 1592

obsolete : beyond , past

III. noun

Date: circa 1751

1. : an utterance meant to be inaudible to someone ; especially : an actor's speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters

2. : a straying from the theme : digression

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.