aside

Aside is defined as moving something over from its previous position.

(adverb)

To get out of someone’s way is an example of stepping aside.

Aside means no longer focusing on something.

(adverb)

Deciding not to worry about money is an example of putting your financial worries aside.

The definition of aside is saving something for future use.

(adverb)

Putting money into a college fund is an example of putting money aside.

See aside in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

Origin: ME < on side: see a- & side

noun

words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors
a written digression: a novelist's aside to the reader

See aside in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

noun

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.
A remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby.
A parenthetical departure; a digression.

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