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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
aside
aside UK US [əˈsaɪd] adverb TO ONE SIDE 1. <I > on or to one side • Stand aside, please, and let these people pass. • He pulled the curtain aside. • I gave her a plate of food but she pushed it aside. • I've forgotten my cheque book, so could you put this book aside (= keep this book) for me and I'll come back later on. • She took me aside (= took me away from the people) to tell me the news. Thesaurus+: ↑Backwards, sideways and back and forth 2. put/set sth aside If you put/set aside money, you save it for a particular purpose • Every week I put aside a few pounds for a new TV. Thesaurus+: ↑Keeping and storing things 3. leave/put sth aside If you leave or put a problem or request aside, you ignore it until you are able to solve it • Let's leave that matter aside for now and talk about the more urgent problem facing us. Thesaurus+: ↑Neglecting and ignoring ↑Not paying attention ↑Treating as unimportant • The crowd watched as the referee drew the player aside and spoke to him. • They elbowed the onlookers aside. • Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through. • In all seriousness now - joking aside - I do think there's a problem here that we've got to get sorted. • She laid aside her book and went to answer the phone. EXCEPT 4. aside from except for • Money continues to be a problem but aside from that we're all well. • I hardly watch any television, aside from news and current affairs. Thesaurus+: ↑Excluding noun countable 1. a remark that someone makes in a quiet voice because they do not want everyone to hear it • a whispered aside Thesaurus+: ↑Remarks and remarking ↑Expressing and asking opinions 2. a remark or story in a speech or text which is not part of the main subject • The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special. Thesaurus+: ↑Remarks and remarking ↑Expressing and asking opinions
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