besides

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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

“She made them draw up a paper, in which they promised to pay her four hundred francs a year besides, as though they had taken this deformity into their employ. — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant
He was besides subjected to a severe diet, and consequently his weakness was and would be extreme; but there was no want of refreshing drinks, and absolute rest was of the greatest benefit to him. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne
Thou wert, and nothing was there besides, out of which Thou createdst heaven and earth; things of two sorts; one near Thee, the other near to nothing; one to which Thou alone shouldest be superior; the other, to which nothing should be inferior. — The Confessions of St. Augustine, of Hippo, Saint Augustine

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