| English > English |
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| side by side |
| 1. adj. alternative spelling of side-by-side |
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| 2. adv. (literally) Beside or alongside one another; close to one another and abreast. |
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| The new houses were built side by side, facing the lake. |
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| 3. adv. (figuratively) With a common purpose. |
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| The soldiers of XX and YY were fighting side by side against a common enemy. |
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| Analysis |
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| side |
| 1. n. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. |
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| A square has four sides. |
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| 2. n. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face. |
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| A cube has six sides. |
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| 3. n. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone. |
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| by |
| 1. prep. Near or next to. |
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| The mailbox is by the bus stop. |
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| 2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval. |
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| Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July. |
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| 3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of. |
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| side |
| 1. n. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. |
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| A square has four sides. |
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| 2. n. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face. |
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| A cube has six sides. |
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| 3. n. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone. |
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