1. (noun)aside a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
2. (noun)digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis a message that departs from the main subject
3. (adverb)aside on or to one side "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
4. (adverb)aside, away out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
"brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
5. (adverb)apart, aside not taken into account or excluded from consideration "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
6. (adverb)away, aside in a different direction "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
7. (adverb)aside, apart placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
8. (adverb)aside, by, away in reserve; not for immediate use
"started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
Definition of 'aside'
