BESIDE (OR OFF) THE POINT

Meaning of BESIDE (OR OFF) THE POINT in English

beside ( or off) the point

irrelevant.

→ point

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POINT — I. ˈpȯint dial ˈpīnt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old French point prick, sting, small spot, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BESIDE — I. bə̇ˈsīd, bē- adverb Etymology: Middle English beside, besiden, adverb & preposition, from Old English be sīdan at or to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POINT — /poynt/ , n. 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. a projecting part of anything: A …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BESIDE — /bi suyd"/ , prep. 1. by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me. 2. compared with: Beside …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BESIDE — I. bi-ˈsīd, bē- preposition Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English be sīdan at or to the side, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
BESIDE — adv on one side. 2. beside ·noun at the side of; on one side of. 3. beside ·noun over and …
Webster English vocab
BESIDE — [be.side] prep [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE be sidan at or to the side, fr. be at (fr. bi) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BESIDE — beside BrE AmE bi ˈsaɪd bə- ▷ beside|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POINT — / pɔɪnt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OPINION / FACT 1. [ C ] a thing that sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BESIDE — / bɪˈsaɪd; NAmE / preposition 1. next to or at the side of sb/sth : He sat beside her all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POINT — I. point 1 S1 W1 /pɔɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ point , ↑ pointer , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BESIDE — be ‧ side S3 W2 /bɪˈsaɪd/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be sidan 'at or to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POINT — n. & v. --n. 1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc. 2 a tip or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BESIDE — prep. 1 at the side of; near. 2 compared with. 3 irrelevant to (beside the point). øbeside oneself overcome with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POINT — n. & v. n. 1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc. 2 a tip or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BESIDE — prep. 1 at the side of; near. 2 compared with. 3 irrelevant to (beside the point). beside oneself overcome with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POINT — n. & v. --n. 1. the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc. 2 a tip or …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BESIDE — prep. 1. at the side of; near. 2 compared with. 3 irrelevant to (beside the point). Phrases and idioms: beside …
Oxford English vocab
POINT — ( points, pointing, pointed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BESIDE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is beside something else …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POINT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crucial point ▪ This was a crucial point in our relationship. a departure …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BESIDE — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be beside the point (= be not the most important thing to consider ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BESIDE — preposition - at the side of, next toCome and sit here beside me.The baby elephant stood beside its mother at …
Cambridge English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BESIDE — prep. Function: preposition 1 at or by the side of FF1C; left the car beside the road FF1E; Synonyms: alongside, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BESIDE — preposition 1. at or by the side of left the car beside the road Synonyms: alongside, by, ||fornent, next to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BESIDE — See ↑ COMPARE 2, ↑ NEXT TO 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ that's beside the point
Longman Activator English vocab
BESIDE — prep. 25B6; preposition Kate walked beside him : ALONGSIDE, by/at the side of, next to, parallel to, abreast of, at …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BESIDE — prep. 1 alongside, near, next to, with, close to, hard by, nearby, by A handsome young man walked up and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BESIDE — preposition 1 BAD : We need to discover another source of income, beside oil. GOOD : We need to discover …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POINT — 1. сущ. 1) точка The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. ≈ Точка замерзания воды - 32 градуса …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
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BESIDE — рядом, около, близ, возле - he sat * his friend он сидел рядом со своим другом - a house * …
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POINT — point.ogg 1. pɔınt n _I 1. 1> точка (full) point - точка ( знак препинания ) interrogation exclamation point - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BESIDE — beside.ogg bıʹsaıd prep 1. рядом, около, близ, возле he sat stood, walked (close) beside his friend - он сидел стоял, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POINT — 1) точка 2) остриё, острый конец || заострять 3) режущая кромка; вершина ( сверла, резца ) 4) положение; позиция; координата …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
POINT — 1) точка 2) остриё, острый конец || заострять 3) режущая кромка; вершина (сверла, резца) 4) положение; позиция; координата (рабочего органа) 5) указывать; ориентировать, наводить 6) …
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POINT — 1) машиностр. балл 2) деление 3) заострение 4) запятая 5) кегль 6) место 7) топогр. мыс 8) наконечник 9) острие 10) острый конец 11) очко 12) предмет 13) пункт 14) расшивать 15) расшить 16) ставить …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POINT — point сущ.1) точка, пятнышко, крапинка body dotted with numerous red points — тело, усыпанное многочисленными красными пятнышками Syn:dot 2) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BESIDE — beside предл.1) рядом с; близ, около beside the river — у реки Let me sit down beside you. — Позвольте …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POINT — 1. pɔınt n I 1. 1> точка (full) point - точка ( знак препинания ) interrogation exclamation point - амер. …
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