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Definitions for besides
bɪˈsaɪdzbe·sides

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. besides, in any case(adverb)

    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. besides, too, also, likewise, as well(adverb)

    in addition

    "he has a Mercedes, too"

Wiktionary

  1. besides(Adverb)

    also; in addition

    Etymology: See -s#Etymology 3

  2. besides(Adverb)

    moreover; furthermore

    Etymology: See -s#Etymology 3

  3. besides(Adverb)

    otherwise; else

    Etymology: See -s#Etymology 3

  4. besides(Preposition)

    beside

    Etymology: See -s#Etymology 3

  5. besides(Preposition)

    in addition, in addition to

    Etymology: See -s#Etymology 3

  6. besides(Preposition)

    other than; except for; instead of

    I don't want to go anywhere besides India.

    Etymology: See -s#Etymology 3

Webster Dictionary

  1. Besides(adverb)

    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

Freebase

  1. Besides

    Besides is the final release from 90's alternative rock band Sugar. As the title suggests, it collected the various B-sides from their previously released singles. The album also contained live and remixed versions of existing tracks from the band's two full albums and one EP, as well as several studio and live versions of tracks that had been unavailable on any of their previous albums. The CD also included a QuickTime video for the single "Gee Angel", although this was not advertised on the CD packaging.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Besides

    be-sīdz′, prep. and adv. in addition, otherwise, aside: over and above, in addition to, away from. [Beside, with the s of the adv. gen.]

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'besides' in Adverbs Frequency: #311

How to pronounce besides?

  1. Alex
    Alex
    US English
    Daniel
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    British
    Karen
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    Australian
    Veena
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    Indian

How to say besides in sign language?

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of besides in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of besides in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of besides in a Sentence

  1. Bruce Jenner:

    I trained hard, I competed hard and for that people respected me but this transition has been harder on me than anything I could have imagined and that's the case for so many others besides me, for that reason alone trans people deserve something vital. They deserve your respect.

  2. Emeasoba George:

    Christmas season is all about giving or rather it's a time of giving (tangible gifts, money or intangible gifts) to someone else or others. Thus, endeavour to be a blessing to someone else or others this season. Listen up, never claim that you don't have something to share with someone else or others. For, nobody is too poor to give. Yes! everyone has something to share with someone else or others. Besides that, God himself the author of true love gave us (humans) his ultimate and his best (his one and only son) the Grand Genius (Jesus Christ), in order to teach us (humans) how to give. COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON, anyway. ~Emeasoba George

  3. Emeasoba George:

    What it takes to be a giver or philantropist is just a heart of gold. Yes of course, anyone who bears a heart of gold within himself or herself is bound to be philantropic or generous. Anyway, do you have a heart of gold or not? If Yes, then do you have anything to show for it? If No, then you've got to acquire it (a heart of gold ). Because, it pays to be philantropic or generous. Besides, no one has ever become poor just because of giving. And so, bet me you yourself cannot and will never become poor just by the reason of giving generously to someone else or others i.e. anyone or those who you are better off.

  4. EMEASOBA GEORGE:

    It is up to you to make your choices. But mind you, your choices will surely and eventually make you or mar you. Yes! besides that, all other things being equal. Where you are in life presently is a sum total of the choices you have made in the past. Thus, always choose wisely. ~Emeasoba George

  5. Kim Kardashian:

    I don’t even know how to describe it besides, it’s just so f---ed up.

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Translations for besides

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  • علاوة على ذلك, إلا, باستثناءArabic
  • освен това, освен, също, в допълнениеBulgarian
  • a més, a més a més, d'altra bandaCatalan, Valencian
  • kroměCzech
  • weiterhin, darüber hinaus, außer, außerdemGerman
  • εκτός, επιπροσθέτως, εξάλλου, επιπλέον, άλλωστε, πλην, συν τοις άλλοιςGreek
  • krome, aldone al, krom, cetere, aldone, plueEsperanto
  • además, de lo contrario, aparte de, excepto, si no, aparte, salvoSpanish
  • بجز, جزPersian
  • sitä paitsi, paitsi, lisäksi, muu kuin, muutenFinnish
  • du reste, d'un autre côté, excepté, sauf, de plus, de surcroît, en plus, en outre, au reste, par surcroît, par ailleurs, d'autre part, sinonFrench
  • njonkenWestern Frisian
  • a bharrachd air, a thuilleadh airScottish Gaelic
  • dayèHaitian Creole
  • ezenkívül, ezenfelülHungarian
  • selainIndonesian
  • ad eccezione di, oltre a, inoltreItalian
  • חוץ מזהHebrew
  • なお, さらに, 除いて, ほかに, 以外, その上に, それに, に加えてJapanese
  • hāungaMāori
  • behalve, naastDutch
  • oprócz, poza, poza tymPolish
  • além disso, além de, exceto, ademais, [[fora]] [[isso]], a não serPortuguese
  • исключая, более того, кроме, кроме того, за исключением, сверх того, к тому же, помимоRussian
  • okremSlovak
  • póleg, rázenSlovene

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