Tra từ side - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

side [side sides sided siding] noun, verb BrE [saɪd] NAmE [saɪd]
noun

LEFT/RIGHT
1. countable, usually singular either of the two halves of a surface, an object or an area that is divided by an imaginary central line
• They drive on the left-hand side of the road in Japan.
•the right side of the brain
•satellite links to the other side of the world
• She was on the far side of the room.
•They crossed from one side of London to the other.
•Keep on your side of the bed!
2. countable, usually singular a position or an area to the left or right of sth
• There is a large window on either side of the front door.
• He crossed the bridge to the other side of the river.
•people on both sides of the Atlantic
•She tilted her head to one side.

NOT TOP OR BOTTOM
3. countable one of the flat surfaces of sth that is not the top or bottom, front or back
• Write your name on the side of the box.
• There's a scratch on the side of my car.
•The kitchen door is at the side of the house.
•a side door/entrance/window
•Now lay the jar on its side.
•A notice was stuck to the side of the filing cabinet.
4. countable the vertical or sloping surface around sth, but not the top or bottom of it
• A path went up the side of the hill.
• Brush the sides of the tin with butter.
see also ↑hillside, ↑mountainside

EDGE
5. countable a part or an area of sth near the edge and away from the middle
• She sat on the side of the bed.
• A van was parked at the side of the road.
•the south side of the lake
•The player received treatment on the side of the pitch.
•We planted tulips along the side of the lawn.
see also ↑bedside, ↑fireside, ↑ringside, ↑riverside, ↑roadside, ↑seaside

OF BODY
6. countable, usually singular either the right or left part of a person's body, from the ↑armpit (= where the arm joins the body) to the hip
• She has a pain down her right side.
• He was lying on his side.

NEAR TO SB/STH
7. singular a place or position very near to sb/sth
• Keep close to my side.
• Her husband stood at her side.

OF STH FLAT AND THIN
8. countable either of two surfaces of sth flat and thin, such as paper or cloth
• Write on one side of the paper only.
• Fry the steaks for two minutes on each side.

PAGE
9. countable the amount of writing needed to fill one side of a sheet of paper
•He told us not to write more than three sides.

MATHEMATICS
10. countable any of the flat surfaces of a solid object
• A cube has six sides.
11. countable any of the lines that form a flat shape such as a square or triangle
•a shape with five sides
• The farm buildings form three sides of a square.

-SIDED
12. used in adjectives to state the number or type of sides
•a six-sided object
•a glass-sided container

IN WAR/ARGUMENT
13. countable one of the two or more people or groups taking part in an argument, war, etc
• Each side is capable of destroying the other in a nuclear war.
• We have finally reached an agreement acceptable to all sides.
•At some point during the war he seems to have changed sides.
•to be on the winning/losing side
•There are faults on both sides.
•The two sides announced a deal yesterday.
14. countable one of the opinions, attitudes or positions held by sb in an argument, a business arrangement, etc
• We heard both sides of the argument.
• I just want you to hear my side of the story first.
•Will you keep your side of the bargain?

ASPECT
15. countable a particular aspect of sth, especially a situation or a person's character
• These poems reveal her gentle side.
• This is a side of Alan that I never knew existed.
•the darker side of human nature
•It's good you can see the funny side of the situation.
•I'll take care of that side of things.

FEELING THAT YOU ARE BETTER
16. uncountable (BrE, informal)a feeling that you are better than other people
•There was no side to him at all.

SPORTS TEAM
17. countable (BrE)a sports team
• As captain, Pryce is confident of leading his side to victory.
• The French have a very strong side.
•We were on the winning/losing side.

OF FAMILY
18. countable the part of your family that people belong to who are related either to your mother or to your father
•a cousin on my father's side (= a child of my father's brother or sister)

FOOD
19. (NAmE, informal) = ↑side dish
•Your dinner comes with a choice of two sides.

MEAT
20. countable a ~ of beef/bacon, etc. one of the two halves of an animal that has been killed for meat

TV CHANNEL
21. countable (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a television channel
•What's on the other side?
more at get out of bed on the wrong sideget up on the wrong side of the bed at ↑bed _n., a bit on the side at ↑bit, look on the bright side at ↑bright _adj., on the credit side at ↑credit _n., on the distaff side at ↑distaff, err on the side of sth at ↑err, the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) at ↑grass _n., know which side your bread is buttered at ↑know _v., laugh on the other side of your face at ↑laugh _v., right side up at ↑right _adj., on the safe side at ↑safe _adj., split your sides (laughing/with laughter) at ↑split _v., a thorn in sb's flesh/side at ↑thorn, time is on your side at ↑time _n., two sides of the same coin at ↑two, from/on the wrong side of the trackson the wrong side of the law at ↑wrong _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English sīde ‘left or right part of the body’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zijde and German Seite, probably from a base meaning ‘extending lengthways’.

Thesaurus:
side noun
1. C
•A van was parked at the side of the road.
edge • • end • • perimeter •
Opp: the middle
at/on the side/edge/end/perimeter
along/around the sides/edge/perimeter
the northern/easter/southern/western side/edge/end
Side, edge or end? The edge of an object goes all the way around it. The ends or sides are the parts of the edge that are opposite each other. Ends have the longest distance between them.
2. C
•You need to listen to both sides of the argument.
point of view • • perspective • • view • • opinion • • attitude • • position • • angle • • stance • • line •
different/various sides/points of view/perspectives/views/opinions/attitudes/positions/angles
take a/an side/point of view/perspective/view/attitude/position/stance/line
change (your) sides/point of view/perspective/view/opinion/attitude/position/stance
3. C
•It's good you can see the funny side of the situation.
aspect • • dimension • • strand • • end •
a/an side/aspect/dimension/strand to sth
the political/cultural/historical/spiritual/human side/aspect/dimension of sth
consider a/an side/aspect/dimension of sth
4. C+sing./pl. v. (BrE)
•He led his side to victory.
team • • squad • • line-up • |BrE club •
a football/rugby/cricket side/team/squad/club
a/an Irish/French, etc. side/team/squad/club
the England/Ireland, etc. side/team/squad/line-up
a side/team/club plays/wins/loses (a game/match)
Side, team or club? Club refers to the organization that includes players, owner and manager; team and side usually refer just to the players, often at a particular time
•This team is arguably even better than the Welsh side of the seventies.

Example Bank:
•A car was coming in their direction on the wrong side of the road.
•A long bench runs down one side of the room.
•A path leads down one side of the garden.
•As the home side, they were expected to play an attacking game.
•At the other side of the room, a group of people were clustered around the fire.
•Bob is hoping to show off his lighter side.
•Both sides struggled to find any sort of form.
•Each side accused the other of firing first.
•Emily turned onto her side and yawned.
•Even when things go badly, try to look on the bright side.
•Fortunately, Julie saw the funny side when I spilled coffee on her.
•France fielded a full-strength side.
•He felt a pain down his left side.
•He had never seen this side of her before.
•He is paralysed down his left side as a result of polio.
•He rushed to be at her side.
•He steered his side to victory.
•He stood with his head cocked to one side.
•He switched sides and joined the opposition.
•He was on the losing side.
•He's usually very kind and gentle, but he has his less positive side too.
•His side conceded two goals in their last match.
•I always sleep on my side because I'm not comfortable on my back.
•I felt I was letting the side down by not going to the wedding.
•I felt a sharp pain in my side.
•I had nothing to do with the financial side of the company.
•I laughed until my sides ached.
•I'd like my eggs sunny side up.
•I've got an awful pain in my side.
•Lampard scored a goal to put his side ahead.
•Let both sides argue their case.
•Look at the bright side— you can spend more time at home.
•On the credit side, we played well, although we lost the match.
•She got in the passenger side of the car.
•She likes men who do not hide their feminine side.
•She put her head to one side as she talked.
•Some people were standing at one side of the room.
•Sussex are likely to field a strong side.
•The away side were dismissed for 192.
•The book gave him the opportunity to give his side of the story.
•The cat sat with its tail twitching from side to side.
•The flip side of nationalism is racism.
•The home side scored in the opening ten minutes.
•The reverse side of the coin has a picture of a flower.
•The scandal has shown us the ugly side of politics.
•The ship was damaged on her starboard side.
•The trade deficit is a thorn in the side of the US economy.
•The two sat side by side on the bench.
•There are several sides to most problems.
•There are two sides to every story.
•There were casualties on both sides of the conflict.
•This murder highlights the seamy side of Hollywood.
•War forces people to choose sides.
•What can we do on the supply side to make this market more competitive?
•a factory on the west side of town
•the left-hand side of the page
•the sunny, leeward side of the island
•An inexperienced English side overcame a determined home team 39–24.
•As captain, Pryce is confident of leading his side to victory.
•He scored the winning goal in the famous 2001 cup-winning side.
•He told us to write no more than three sides.
•Her novels deal with the darker side of human nature.
•I want you to hear my side of the story first.
•I'll take care of that side of things.
•It's good you can see the funny side of the situation.
•The other side maintains that the project will not be affordable.
•There are, of course, arguments on both sides.
•This is a side to Alan that I never knew existed.
•Wenger is planning to field an unchanged side for the second leg.
•Will you keep your side of the bargain?
•You need to listen to both sides of the argument.
Idioms: ↑come down on one side of the fence or the other ▪ ↑from side to side ▪ ↑get on the right side of somebody ▪ ↑have something on your side ▪ ↑let the side down ▪ ↑not leave somebody's side ▪ ↑on all sides ▪ ↑on every side ▪ ↑on one side ▪ ↑on somebody's side ▪ on the big/small/high side ▪ ↑on the other side of the fence ▪ on the right side of 40/50 ▪ ↑on the side ▪ ↑other side of the coin ▪ ↑side by side ▪ ↑take sides ▪ ↑take somebody to one side ▪ ↑this side of …
Derived: ↑side with somebody

verb
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Word Origin:
Old English sīde ‘left or right part of the body’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zijde and German Seite, probably from a base meaning ‘extending lengthways’.