beside
/bɪˈsaɪd/preposition
उच्चारण बिसाइड
(किसी) के बगल में, के पास
Basic word
- 1
next to or at the side of somebody or something
(किसी) के बगल में, के पास
- She sat beside me in the exam hall.
- The temple stands beside a quiet lake.
- Please put your bag beside the door.
+ 1 more example
- Rohan stood beside his father throughout the ceremony.
- 2
compared with somebody or something
(किसी) की तुलना में
- My score looks poor beside yours.
- Beside her sister, she looks quite tall.
- The price of this phone seems small beside that of the new model.
+ 1 more example
- His effort looks modest beside the winner's hard work.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beside + noun / pronoun (position)
Use beside for something next to something else; it can also be used with a person to show who sits or stands at their side.
किसी के बगल में होने के लिए 'beside' आता है; इसके बाद noun या pronoun लगता है।
- Radhika sat beside her sister on the bus.
- The school stands beside the railway line.
beside + yourself + with + emotion
This fixed pattern means being so affected by a strong emotion that you almost lose control; it always takes a reflexive pronoun and with.
यह स्थिर pattern तीव्र भावना में आपे से बाहर होने का अर्थ देता है; इसमें reflexive pronoun और with अनिवार्य है।
- He was beside himself with joy at the result.
- She was beside herself with worry when the train was late.
beside the point / beside the mark
Use beside the point for something that is not relevant to the matter being discussed.
जो बात विचाराधीन विषय से संबंधित न हो, उसके लिए 'beside the point' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Whether he is rich is beside the point.
beside vs besides
Beside is about place or comparison; besides means in addition to. Do not use beside to mean 'apart from'.
'Beside' स्थान या तुलना के लिए है; 'besides' का अर्थ 'इसके अतिरिक्त' है। 'Apart from' के अर्थ में 'beside' न लिखें।
- Beside the cricketers, the film stars looked small.
+Collocations 3
verb + beside
sitstandliewalkpark
- The scooter was parked beside the temple wall.
noun + beside + noun
a table beside the beda field beside the rivera shop beside the bank
- There is a tea stall beside the bus stand.
beside + oneself
beside himselfbeside herselfbeside themselvesbeside myself
- The crowd was beside itself with excitement as India scored.
“More examples 5
- Place the dictionary beside your notebook while you study.
पढ़ते समय शब्दकोश को अपनी कॉपी के बगल में रखिए।
- The old man was beside himself with grief.
वृद्ध व्यक्ति दुख से आपे से बाहर था।
- My problems look small beside yours.
मेरी समस्याएँ आपकी समस्याओं के सामने छोटी दिखती हैं।
- That argument is beside the point; let us discuss the budget.
वह तर्क अप्रासंगिक है; आइए बजट पर चर्चा करें।
- There is a small garden beside the library.
पुस्तकालय के बगल में एक छोटा बगीचा है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Beside Hindi, she speaks Tamil and Telugu.
✓ Besides Hindi, she speaks Tamil and Telugu.
To mean 'in addition to', use besides; beside only means next to.
'इसके अतिरिक्त' के अर्थ में 'besides' आता है; 'beside' का अर्थ केवल बगल में है।
✗ He was beside him with anger.
✓ He was beside himself with anger.
The idiom needs a reflexive pronoun (himself), not an object pronoun.
इस idiom में reflexive pronoun (himself) आता है, object pronoun (him) नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three show a relationship of position or addition, but their meanings are not interchangeable.
तीनों स्थिति या जोड़ का संबंध दिखाते हैं, पर इनके अर्थ आपस में बदले नहीं जा सकते।
Close to, but not necessarily at the side.
पास में, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि बगल में हो।
- The hotel is near the station.
¶Idioms 1
beside the point
not important or not closely related to the main subject
विषय से हटकर, अप्रासंगिक
- Whether he is rich is beside the point.
?Which word?
beside or besides?
Beside means next to. Besides means in addition to.
Beside का अर्थ 'बगल में' है, जैसे 'Sit beside me.' Besides का अर्थ 'के अलावा' या 'इसके अतिरिक्त' है, जैसे 'Besides English, she knows French.'