beside

About 25.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. preposition Next to; at the side of.

   A small table beside the bed

2. preposition Not relevant to.

   That is beside the point / beside the topic / beside the subject / beside the focus of this discussion.

3. preposition Besides; in addition to.

   I'll need another dictionary beside this one.

4. adverb Otherwise; else; in addition; besides.

Similar words

also as well in any case too likewise furthermore moreover additionally nearly almost

Often followed by

the him her me a it his them himself you