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1. besides
adverb. ['bɪˈsaɪdz, ˌbiːˈsaɪdz'] making an additional point; anyway; besides, we can't afford it".
Etymology
- -s (English)
- -es (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beside (English)
- besides (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Besides
- nationwide's
- coincides
- subsides
- provides
- presides
- misguides
- confides
- strides
- resides
- outsides
- lapides
- insides
- divides
- derides
- decides
- collides
- slides
- prides
- glides
- brides
- bride's
- asides
- abides
- wide's
- tides
- sides'
- side's
- rides
- hyde's
- hides
Sentences with besides
1. Preposition or subordinating conjunction
Tattoos may cause other bodily problems besides simple eczema flare-ups.
Quotes about besides
1. My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.
- Manuel Puig
2. Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for what else is out there - 'Is there something else besides this type of humor?' 'I'm tired of seeing men in dresses.'
- Issa Rae
3. Prosecutors say it would be next to impossible to get one teen to testify in court that another had slipped him or her a copied disc at lunchtime. And besides, isn't sharing music a time-honored part of teen friendship?
- Charles Duhigg
