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next to the wall vs besides the wall

Both 'next to the wall' and 'besides the wall' are correct phrases that can be used interchangeably to indicate proximity to a wall. They are comparable and have the same meaning.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 4322 views

next to the wall

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate proximity to a wall.

This phrase is used to describe something located in close proximity to a wall.

Examples:

The painting hangs next to the wall.
She placed the chair next to the wall.

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And I expected them to put a ruler next to the wall, size it up with a finger, and make an estimate of the height.
We'll put him next to the wall.
Put her next to the wall little bit.
I am next to the wall!
Based on the scans here, the wiper blade speck appears to be sitting next to the wall on the right atrium.

Alternatives:

beside the wall
by the wall
adjacent to the wall
alongside the wall
close to the wall

besides the wall

This phrase is correct and can be used to indicate proximity to a wall, although it is less common than 'next to the wall'.

This phrase is also used to describe something located in close proximity to a wall.

Examples:

There is a small table besides the wall.
The cat likes to sit besides the wall.

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If there's a concrete wall beside the vent it doesn't help.
And if you'll notice on the wall beside us there is a photo that looks suspiciously familiar.
Something hit the side of this table quite hard, and there are scuff marks on the wall beside it that can indicate struggle.
There are numbers totted up on the wall beside your bed, David.
Besides the strengthened Chinese wall, further arrangements have been put in place to ensure that the ECB's investment activities do not interfere with the ECB's monetary policy.
The switch is on the wall beside you!
I'm right beside this wall touching you, okay?
Besides into a wall if you don't lower that thing.
Besides, your words slip down speedily along the wall.
Besides, when you're in the room, nobody's looking at the walls anyway.
And besides... you can watch over me from the wall.
'Cause when we're up against the wall, when many of us had just about lost hope, we persevered, standing beside each other.
And besides... you can watch over me from the wall.
Besides the guy on the wall.
Nothing, nothing besides getting up on the table and climbing the wall.
And what is it you do here besides spray-paint stencils on the walls?
Besides, your words slip down speedily along the wall.
the level of safety afforded to vessels alongside the walls needs to be increased and a pontoon beside which vessels can be moored is required; -
Read something besides the soccer results.
I fought beside the 107thin Iraq.

Alternatives:

next to the wall
by the wall
adjacent to the wall
alongside the wall
close to the wall

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