Besides

Besides
Besides Be*sides, prep. Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See {Beside}, prep., 3, and Syn. under {Beside}. [1913 Webster]

Besides your cheer, you shall have sport. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • Besides — Álbum recopilatorio de Sugar Publicación 25 de junio de 1995 Grabación 1992 94 Género(s) Rock alternativo Duración 69:57 …   Wikipedia Español

  • besides — [adv] in addition; as well added to, additionally, along with, also, and all, apart from, aside from, as well as, beyond, conjointly, else, exceeding, exclusive of, extra, further, furthermore, in conjunction with, in distinction to, in excess of …   New thesaurus

  • Besides — Be*sides , Beside Be*side , adv. [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.] 1. On one side. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • besides — adv moreover, furthermore, *also, too, likewise besides adv & prep *beside …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • besides — [bisīdz′] adv. [ME < BESIDE + adv. gen. (e)s] 1. in addition; as well 2. except for that mentioned; else 3. moreover; furthermore prep. 1. in addition to; as well as 2. other than; except …   English World dictionary

  • besides — index also, further, save Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • besides — attested from c.1200 (common after c.1400), from BESIDE (Cf. beside) + adverbial genitive s. Once sharing all the senses of beside, now properly limited to in addition to, otherwise …   Etymology dictionary

  • besides — be|sides [ bı saıdz ] function word ** Besides can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Did you talk to anyone else besides Joan? as an adverb (without a following noun): I ve read all the books on the list and a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • besides */*/ — UK [bɪˈsaɪdz] / US adverb, preposition Summary: Besides can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Did you talk to anyone else besides Joan? as an adverb (without a following noun): I ve read all the books on the… …   English dictionary

  • besides — /bi suydz /, adv. 1. moreover; furthermore; also: Besides, I promised her we would come. 2. in addition: There are three elm trees and two maples besides. 3. otherwise; else: They had a roof over their heads but not much besides. prep. 4. over… …   Universalium

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