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besidesin addition to; apart from

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: in addition to; apart from

Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈsaɪdz/

Korean meaning: ~외에도, ~게다가

Korean pronunciation: 비-사이즈 (강세: 사이즈)

Example Sentences

  • Besides pizza, what else should we order for the party?
  • I can't go to the movie. Besides, I've already seen it three times!
  • Besides studying, he works part-time at a coffee shop.

besides

PREPOSITION

//bɪˈsaɪdz//

in addition to; apart from

besides concept
💡 Concept

Child finds teddy bear besides many other toys scattered around

besides rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Besides the main options, grandma decides and provides more paths!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɪˈsaɪdz/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈsaɪdz/

🌳Etymology

Rootside

Origin

중세영어 'bi side'에서 유래하여 '옆에, 곁에'라는 뜻이 '추가로, 더해서'라는 의미로 확장되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

decidesprovidesresides
decides
provides
resides

🔗Collocations

besides that
besides the fact
besides being
besides which
besides all this

📝Examples

Besides pizza, what else should we order for the party?

😄 Fun example

I can't go to the movie. Besides, I've already seen it three times!

Besides studying, he works part-time at a coffee shop.

😄 Fun example

Nobody likes pineapple on pizza besides my weird uncle Bob.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

apart fromaside fromin addition toexcept formoreover

Antonyms

onlyexclusivelymerely

Related

exceptadditionalfurthermorebeyond

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