{
    "term": "aside",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to one side; out of the way",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She pulled the curtain aside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Stand aside** and let these people pass."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **took me aside** *(= away from a group of people)* to give me some advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Leaving aside** *(= not considering at this stage)* the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All our protests were **brushed aside** *(= ignored)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be used later",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We **set aside** some money for repairs."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to say that except for one thing, something is true",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Money worries aside, things are going well."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsaɪd/",
                "audio": "as/aside/aside__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsaɪd/",
                "audio": "as/aside/aside__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (originally on side): from a, ‘to, towards’ and side."
}