/saɪd/
Translation
One of the flat or outer parts of something, or one of two opposite places, edges, or groups.
Word origin
Comes from the Old English word 'side', meaning the flank of the body.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- side
Grammar
Examples
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Here 'side' means one of the two flat faces of the paper.
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Here 'side' means the left part, as opposed to the right.
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Here 'side' means one of two opposing groups.
A side is one part of something that has more than one face, edge, or direction. We also use it for a person or group in a disagreement, as in "whose side are you on?".
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(9)One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(16)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Linking words in English: however, although, even though, despite and therefore
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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