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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BESIDE(S), prep.

1. With, in the company of.Sc. 1881 A. Mackie Scotticisms 14:
When shall I be beside you?Sh.⁴ 1934:
Keep du dis beside de, till I come fir it.

Phr.: to work beside, to work at the same place as somebody, to be a workmate of. Aside is sim. used. Ags. 1971:
I worked beside him in the office for years.

2. fig. As compared with. Neither in Concise Eng. Dict. nor in N.E.D. Given in E.D.D. for Ir. and Yks.Arg.¹ 1931:
Yer lookin well efter yer illness an' it's fine tae be oot besides bein in the hoose.