preposition
- next to or at the side of
- compared with
- in addition to; apart from
adverb
- at the side; nearby
Examples
- She sat beside me during the movie.
- The lamp stands beside the bed.
- Your problems seem small beside his difficulties.
- Beside being expensive, the car uses too much gas.
- The dog walked beside its owner.
- He placed the book beside the others on the shelf.
- The river flows beside the old mill.