besides

Etymology
From (also ), extension of, equivalent to.

Preposition

 * 1) In addition to.
 * 2) * 1661,, “The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond”, quoted in Ecclesiastical Biography by , fourth edition, volume IV, London: Francis & John Rivington (1853):
 * During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
 * 1) Other than; except for; instead of.
 * I want to go with someone besides my father.
 * 1)  Beside, next to.
 * 2) * 1561, , 16:13,The Geneva Bible#page/n1075
 * And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, beſides a riuer, where they were wont to pray : and we ſate downe, and ſpake vnto the women, which were come together.
 * And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, beſides a riuer, where they were wont to pray : and we ſate downe, and ſpake vnto the women, which were come together.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:in addition to
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:except

Translations

 * Belarusian: апрача
 * Bulgarian: осве́н това́
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 除了...以外
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:, aldone al
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,  , , , , ,
 * Georgian: დამატებით, ამას გარდა, გარდა ამისა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: le cois
 * Italian: oltre a
 * Japanese: ほかに, に加えて
 * Latin: item
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: a bharrachd air, a thuilleadh air
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ,
 * Slovak: okrem, popri
 * Slovene: póleg
 * Spanish: aparte de, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: крім
 * Venetian:
 * Vietnamese: cũng như


 * Arabic:, بِٱسْتِثْنَاء
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 除了...以外
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:, escepte
 * Finnish:, muu kuin
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: გარეშე
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: πλήν, νόσφι , ἄνευ , ἔξω , ἐκτός , ἔμπλην, δίχα, παρέκ
 * Hindi: के सिवाय, के अलावा, के अतिरिक्त
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ingrian: krome
 * Irish: seachas, diomaite de
 * Italian: ad eccezione di
 * Japanese: 除いて,
 * Maori: hāunga
 * Persian: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovak: okrem
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Ukrainian: крім
 * Venetian: a parte
 * Vietnamese:, ngoại trừ,
 * West Frisian: njonken

Adverb

 * 1)  Also; in addition.
 * 2)  Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.
 * 3) Otherwise; else.
 * 4)  On one side.
 * 1)  Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.
 * 2) Otherwise; else.
 * 3)  On one side.
 * 1)  On one side.
 * 1)  On one side.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, в допълнение
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: aldone, krome, plue
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,  , , , ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Haitian Creole: dayè
 * Hungarian:, , , , , , , , ,
 * Irish: le cois
 * Italian: in aggiunta
 * Japanese:, ほかに
 * Latin: alioqui
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, fora isso,
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: tiež, navyše
 * Spanish:, , amén de
 * Telugu:
 * Ukrainian: крім то́го
 * Vietnamese:


 * Arabic: عِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ
 * Bulgarian: освен това
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:, krome, plue
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , ,  , , , , ,
 * German:
 * Greek:, ,
 * Haitian Creole: dayè
 * Hungarian:, egyébként is, amúgy is
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, その上に,
 * Latin:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, fora isso
 * Russian: бо́лее того́, сверх того́
 * Slovak: navyše, tiež
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu:
 * Ukrainian: крім то́го
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: d'altra banda
 * Dutch: behalve dat, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Italian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: inak
 * Spanish: de lo contrario, si no
 * Vietnamese: nếu không


 * Italian: