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{
"term": "aside",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to one side; out of the way",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She pulled the curtain aside."
},
{
"text": "**Stand aside** and let these people pass."
},
{
"text": "He **took me aside** *(= away from a group of people)* to give me some advice."
},
{
"text": "**Leaving aside** *(= not considering at this stage)* the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits."
},
{
"text": "All our protests were **brushed aside** *(= ignored)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be used later",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We **set aside** some money for repairs."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to say that except for one thing, something is true",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Money worries aside, things are going well."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsaɪd/",
"audio": "as/aside/aside__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsaɪd/",
"audio": "as/aside/aside__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (originally on side): from a, ‘to, towards’ and side."
}