side
part of speech
noun, verb, adjective (side, sides, sided)
meaning for a pupil
1) A side is one of the straight lines that make a flat shape. A square has 4 sides. tree →
2) A side is one of the flat faces of a solid, or a surface of a thing: both sides of the paper. tree →
3) A side is the left or right part of something, or the edge: the side of the road. tree →
4) A side is a team or group in a game or argument. tree →
5) To side with someone is to support them. tree →
6) A side (side dish) is extra food served with a meal: «a side of chips». tree →
7) (casual) «On the side» means extra or secret: «a job on the side». tree →
8) (casual, UK) «Side» can mean showing off: «no side to her» means she is not stuck-up. tree →
9) (euphemism) «Side effect» means an unwanted result, often of a medicine. tree →
10) (formal) «Edge», «flank», «lateral face» and «party» (in an argument) are stiff words for side. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: sides of shapes (lengths, number of sides); perimeter = sum of the sides; «each side» of a road doubles the count. Everyday: side by side, on the other side, side door, side effect, take sides. Safety: walk on the side of the road facing traffic. Sport: the home side, the away side. In casual talk: «a side of fries», «whose side are you on?». In the exam voice: «each lateral edge measures 5 cm», «a polygon of 6 sides». Phrases: «side by side», «on the bright side», «take sides», «side with», «on my mother's side».
examples
- And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards. (Torah EXO.26.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- This is the south side southward. (Prophets EZK.47.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. (Prophets EZK.42.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the Jordan was to be the border of it on the east side. (Prophets JOS.18.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- A square has 4 equal sides. tree →
- Each side of the triangle is 5 cm. tree →
- There are 6 trees on each side of the road. tree →
- What is the perimeter of a square with side 7 m? tree →
- Write on both sides of the paper. tree →
- The two friends walked side by side. tree →
- Which side are you on? tree →
- A cube has 6 faces, sometimes called sides. tree →
- burger with a side of fries, 3 of us, how many sides then (casual) tree →
- Whose side are you on, you traitor? (rough) tree →
- Look on the bright side, it's only 2 more pages. tree →
- Each side of a regular hexagon measures 4 cm; compute the perimeter thereof. (formal exam) tree →
- There are two sides to every question. tree →
note
Countable: a side, sides. Perimeter = sum of the sides; «each side» of a road doubles the count. Trap: on «both sides» multiply by 2. Trap: in 3-D shapes say «faces» for flat surfaces and «edges» for lines. «A side» of food is one extra dish. «On my mother's side» means in her family. Formal «lateral» = of the side; «thereof» = of it.
In the corpora
- And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
- And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward:
- and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards.
- And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
- And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «side» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.