aside
əˈsaɪd
One step out of the middle and over to the side
The picture Something in the middle of the path is picked up and shifted over to one side. ASIDE moves one thing out of the centre to the side, APART pulls two things away from each other.
Where the picture shows up in aside
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the body to one side
Step aside, please.
step əˈsaɪd pliːz
Please move over a bit.
someone standing mid-corridor takes one step over against the wall
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money kept separate
I set aside some money every month.
aɪ set əˈsaɪd sʌm ˈmʌni ˈevri mʌnθ
Every month I save a little separately.
a few notes are lifted from the pay pile and stacked in a separate envelope
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out of the hands
Put your phone aside and listen to me.
pʊt jʊr foʊn əˈsaɪd ənd ˈlɪsən tuː miː
Put the phone down and hear me out.
the phone in hand is pushed to the edge of the desk as the head lifts
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jokes cleared, to the point
Joking aside, we have a real problem.
ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ əˈsaɪd wiː həv ə ˈriːəl ˈprɑːbləm
Enough jokes, there is a real problem.
a speech bubble full of laughter is swept sideways as papers are pulled in
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a person taken to one side
She pulled me aside after the meeting.
ʃiː pʊld miː əˈsaɪd ˈæftər ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ
After the meeting she took me to one side.
an arm draws you into the corner beside the door while the others file out
All of it in one picture
aside is one move: take what is in the middle and shift it sideways. Shift your body and you are clearing the way; shift money into a side envelope and you are saving it separately; shove the phone sideways and you are putting it down. Shove the jokes sideways and you reach the real point, and draw a person sideways and you get a quiet word alone.