besides

Definition

In addition to.

Etymology

From Middle English bisides (also bisiden), extension of biside, equivalent to beside + -s (adverbial suffix).

Example Sentences

• "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 […]"
• "I don't want to go anywhere besides India."
• "I want to go with someone besides my father."