on the side

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee sahyd]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði saɪd/
- /ɒn ðə saɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee sahyd]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði saɪd/

Definitions of on the side words

noun on the side one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure. 1
noun on the side either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc. 1
noun on the side one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom. 1
noun on the side either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing: the right side and the left side. 1
noun on the side either lateral half of the body, especially of the trunk, of a human or animal. 1
noun on the side the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal's body, as of beef or pork, used for food. 1

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Origin of on the side

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English sīde (noun); cognate with Dutch zijde, German Seite, Old Norse sītha

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Parts of speech for On the side

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of On the side

on the side popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for on the side

adj on the side

additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
back to back — (of two similar events) following one immediately after the other; in unbroken sequence; consecutively: After losing all day, he picked winners back to back in the last two races.
back-to-back — Back-to-back wins or victories are victories that are gained one after another without any defeats between them.
coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous

adv on the side

along with — accompanying; together with
and all — You use and all when you want to emphasize that what you are talking about includes the thing mentioned, especially when this is surprising or unusual.
apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.

adjective on the side

affixed — to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter.
alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
appended — to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin: to append a note to a letter.
closest — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
lateral — of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side: a lateral view.

adverb on the side

aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
conjointly — In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
exceeding — Very great.

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