aside

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   To or toward one side so as to be out of the way.

   Please move aside so people can pass.

2. 2
   adv

   Kept separate for a particular purpose.

   She set some money aside for emergencies.

3. 3
   noun

   A remark made quietly or as an afterthought, not to the main audience.

   He whispered an aside to the person next to him.

From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.

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