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besides this vs beside this

The correct phrase depends on your intended meaning. "Besides" is used to mean "in addition to" or "apart from." The word "beside" means "next to."
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Last updated: August 08, 2024

besides this

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'besides this' when you want to introduce additional information or points related to the current topic.

Examples:

  • Besides this, we also need to consider the budget constraints.
  • Besides this, there are other factors to take into account.
  • But besides this, another trait in his character has become apparent, and as it is a good trait we will make haste to reveal it. The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor ...
  • Besides, this way I can save some money. Besides, nothing up there more exotic than what you'd buy in a grocery store. Besides, I think I was on the pill by then.
  • Besides/Besides this/Besides that. This is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence. It is used to make an additional point. Traffic congestion is a problem in  ...
  • Feb 13, 2014 ... I think I need something after "Besides", like in "Besides this fact,....". But I am not so sure. I also have the same question with "Beside" (without ...

Alternatives:

  • in addition to this
  • apart from this
  • furthermore
  • moreover
  • additionally

beside this

This phrase is incorrect in this context. 'Beside' means 'next to' or 'by the side of,' not 'in addition to.'

  • And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; Holman Christian Standard Bible For this very reason, make every effort to ...
  • compared to another person or thing: Those books seem very dull beside this one.be beside the point C2 to be in no way connected to the subject that is being  ...
  • Beside This Brief Hexagonal is the debut album by rock band Roadside Monument. Track listing[edit]. "Oh So Fabled" – 3:45; "Seed" – 2:48; "A Girl Named ...
  • not including <I need four books beside this one>. Synonyms apart from, aside from, bar, barring, beside, besides, but, except for, excluding, exclusive of, other ...

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