beside - besides

beside - besides
◊ 'beside'
If one thing is beside another, it is next to it or at the side of it.

Beside the shed was a huge wire birdcage.

I sat down beside my wife.

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◊ 'besides' used as a preposition
Besides means `in addition to' or `as well as'.

What languages do you know besides Arabic and English?

The farm possessed three horses besides Clover.

Then you can make something else besides bombs?

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◊ 'besides' used to link clauses
You can use besides to introduce a non-finite clause beginning with an `-ing' form. For example, you can say `He writes novels and poems, besides working for the BBC'. Note that you do not say `He writes novels and poems besides he works for the BBC'.

Education must sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills.

Besides being good company, he was always ready to have a go at anything.

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◊ 'besides' used as an adverb
Besides can also mean `in addition to the thing just mentioned'.

He needed so much else besides.

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You can also use besides when you are making an additional point or giving an additional reason which you think is important.

Would these figures prove anything? And besides, who keeps such statistics?

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  • beside / besides —    Beside means next to : Place the dishes beside the sink.    Besides is an adverb or preposition that means also, additionally : I would enjoy going on a vacation besides working all the time …   Confused words

  • beside, besides — In reputable usage, beside is usually a preposition meaning by the side of. Besides, also a preposition, meaning except, is more commonly used as an adverb in the sense of more over and in addition to. I am resting beside (not besides) the stream …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Beside — Be*side , prep. [OE. biside, bisiden, bisides, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. be by + side. Cf. Besides, and see {Side}, n.] 1. At the side of; on one side of. Beside him hung his bow. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Aside from; out of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beside — beside, besides Beside is only used as a preposition meaning ‘next to’ • (He heard Lee come up beside him A. Hassall, 1989) whereas besides is both an adverb meaning ‘also, moreover’ • (Besides, it was not the first disappointment S. Studd, 1981) …   Modern English usage

  • besides — beside, besides Beside is only used as a preposition meaning ‘next to’ • (He heard Lee come up beside him A. Hassall, 1989) whereas besides is both an adverb meaning ‘also, moreover’ • (Besides, it was not the first disappointment S. Studd, 1981) …   Modern English usage

  • beside — beside, besides are occasionally interchangeable. More often beside is employed as a preposition in a local sense, meaning by the side of {he stood beside her} {the house beside the river} On the other hand, besides has almost entirely replaced… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • beside — See beside, besides …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • besides — See beside, besides …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 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

  • beside vs besides —   beside is a preposition of place that means at the side of or next to.   For example: The house was beside the Thames.   besides is an adverb or preposition. It means in addition to or also.   For example: Besides water, we carried some fruit …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

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