Dictionary definition · aside
noun
- a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
- a message that departs from the main subject
adverb
- on or to one side"step aside"
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)"brush the objections aside"
- not taken into account or excluded from consideration"these problems apart, the country is doing well"
- in a different direction"turn aside"
- placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose"had a feeling of being set apart"
- in reserve; not for immediate use"started setting aside money to buy a car"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).