Definition of 'besides'
2. adverb
Besides is used to
emphasize an
additional point that you are making,
especially one that you consider to be important.
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besides in American English
preposition
4.
in addition to; as well as
5.
other than; except
who, besides him, is qualified?
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British English: besides
/bɪˈsaɪdz/ ADVERB
You use besides when you want to give another reason for something.
You get to sample lots of baked things and take home masses of cookies besides.
- American English: besides
- Arabic: باِلإضَافَة إِلى
- Brazilian Portuguese: além disso
- Chinese: 此外
- Croatian: osim toga
- Czech: mimoto
- Danish: desuden
- Dutch: bovendien
- European Spanish: además
- Finnish: sitä paitsi
- French: en outre
- German: außerdem
- Greek: επιπλέον
- Italian: inoltre
- Japanese: その上
- Korean: 게다가
- Norwegian: dessuten
- Polish: poza tym
- European Portuguese: além disso
- Romanian: în plus
- Russian: кроме того
- Latin American Spanish: además de
- Swedish: dessutom
- Thai: นอกจากนี้
- Turkish: üstelik
- Ukrainian: крім того
- Vietnamese: ngoài ra
British English: besides /bɪˈsaɪdz/ PREPOSITION
Besides means as well as.
Besides being tall, they're strong and clever.
- American English: besides
- Arabic: بِالإضَافَةِ إلى ذَلِك
- Brazilian Portuguese: além de
- Chinese: 除了…
- Croatian: uz to
- Czech: navíc
- Danish: udover
- Dutch: naast
- European Spanish: además de
- Finnish: paitsi
- French: de même
- German: darüber hinaus
- Greek: επίσης
- Italian: oltre a
- Japanese: ･･･に加えて
- Korean: ~외에
- Norwegian: foruten
- Polish: ponadto
- European Portuguese: além de
- Romanian: pe lângă
- Russian: помимо
- Latin American Spanish: además
- Swedish: förutom
- Thai: นอกจาก อีกด้วย
- Turkish: yanı sıra
- Ukrainian: крім
- Vietnamese: bên cạnh
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