besides

preposition
/bɪˈsaɪdz/

In addition to.

Example

“Besides José, I'll invite Jay and Renée, the three of them.”

Other meanings

Other than; except for; instead of.
“I don't want to go anywhere besides India.”
Beside, next to.

Related words

besides oneself
besides the point

Example sentences

“There's a lot more to you besides your looks.”
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Word history

From Middle English "bisides".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “besides” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.