besides

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

beside +‎ -s See -s (Etymology 3)

Pronunciation [edit]

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Preposition [edit]

besides

  1. (obsolete) beside
  2. in addition, in addition to
    • 2012 18 April, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, BBC Sport:
      n the end, Chelsea's organisation and discipline was rewarded but Di Matteo knows they will have to produce the same - and more besides - in the Nou Camp to confirm a meeting with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final in Munich next month.
    • August 3, 2008 - Schlock Mercenary
      Captain Tagon: Wait. . . Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something besides those two plasma cannons.
      Ebinoth: When you say "besides," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
  3. other than; except for; instead of
    I don't want to go anywhere besides India.
    • August 3, 2008 - Schlock Mercenary
      Captain Tagon: Wait. . . Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something besides those two plasma cannons.
      Ebinoth: When you say "besides," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.

Translations [edit]

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Adverb [edit]

besides (not comparable)

  1. (conjunctive) also; in addition
  2. (conjunctive) moreover; furthermore
  3. (conjunctive) otherwise; else

Synonyms [edit]

See also [edit]

on top of that

Translations [edit]

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Usage notes [edit]

Not to be confused with