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1. (adv.) besides
moreover; furthermore; also:
Besides, I promised them we would come.
2. besides
in addition:
There are three elm trees and two maples besides.
3. besides
otherwise; else:
They had a roof over their heads but not much besides.
4. (prep.) besides
in addition to:
Besides his mother he has a sister to support.
5. besides
other than; except:
no one here besides us.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME
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1. (adverb) besides, in any case
making an additional point; anyway
"I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her"
2. (adverb) besides, too, also, likewise, as well
in addition
"he has a Mercedes, too"
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1. (preposition) besides
in addition to
good at lots of things besides baseball; Besides my brother, I have three other siblings.
2. (adverb) besides
used to add another reason
It was too expensive. Besides, the food wasn't that great.
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1. (adverb) besides
alt. of Beside
2. besides
over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside
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Sense: in addition to
Is anyone coming besides John?
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 Afrikaans: buiten |
 Arabic: بالأضا فَةِ إلى |
 Bulgarian: освен |
 Brazilian: além de |
 Czech: mimo, kromě |
 German: außer |
 Danish: foruden; udover |
 Greek: εκτός από |
 Spanish: aparte de, además de |
 Estonian: peale |
 Farsi: به علاوۀ |
 Finnish: lisäksi |
 French: à part |
 Hebrew: מִלְבַד |
 Hindi: के अलावा |
 Croatian: osim |
 Hungarian: vkin, vmin kívül |
 Indonesian: selain |
 Icelandic: fyrir utan |
 Italian: a parte, oltre a |
 Japanese: ～のほかに |
 Korean: ...에 더하여 |
 Lithuanian: be |
 Latvian: bez |
 Malay: selain daripada |
 Dutch: behalve |
 Norwegian: i tillegg til, foruten |
 Polish: oprócz |
 Persian: به علاوۀ |
 Pashto: د دی کبله |
 Portuguese: além de |
 Romanian: în afară de |
 Russian: кроме; помимо |
 Slovak: okrem |
 Slovenian: razen |
 Serbian: osim, osim toga |
 Swedish: [för]utom |
 Thai: นอกจากนี้ |
 Turkish: ...-den/dan başka, ayrıca |
 Taiwanese: 除...之外 |
 Ukrainian: крім, опріч |
 Urdu: علاوہ |
 Vietnamese: ngoài ra |
 Chinese: 除...之外 |
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