aside · adverb /əˈsɑɪd/
aside (MOVE TO SIDE)
B2 on or to one side
Dictionary examples:
Stand aside, please, and let these people pass.
He pulled the curtain aside.
I gave her a plate of food but she pushed it aside.
She took me aside to tell me the news.
Learner example:
I saw an old man slowly pull it aside and peep out, looking [at] the street with his eyes wide open. (First Certificate in English; B2; French)
aside (SAVE)
B2 If you put or set something aside, you do not use it now, but keep it to use later.
Dictionary example:
We've put some money aside for our vacation.
Learner example:
I had put some money aside for a month, thinking about the discount. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
aside from sth
B2 except for
Dictionary example:
This document needs finishing, but aside from that I think everything is done.
Learner example:
Secondly, it is unfair to say the other performers were second-rate aside from the Torrents, since they all sang and played very well. (First Certificate in English; B2; Chinese)
