How to pronounce aside
American English pronunciation
uh-SYDE
- IPA
- /əˈsaɪd/
- Syllables
- uh · SYDE (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What aside means
Most people know aside in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A remark an actor makes to the audience, unheard onstage
In a sentence: In the play, the butler turned to the crowd with a sly aside that the other characters pretended not to hear.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old English phrase meaning "on side." The stage sense is the same word, for words spoken off to one side.
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