Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - aside

~1 adv 1 move/step aside to move, step etc to the side  (I stepped aside just in time, and the car whizzed past.) 2 put/set/leave sth aside a) to save part of an amount of money  (I've been setting aside a little money each week for our holiday.) b) to keep something separate or not use it because someone is going to buy or use it later  (One of the rooms was set aside for a yoga class.) c) to leave something to be considered at another time  (Let's put this question aside for next week.) 3 brush/sweep sth aside to treat someone's idea or statement in a way that shows you do not think it is important  (Mr. Coleman brushed my suggestion aside and asked for another question.) 4 aside from especially AmE a) except for  (Aside from that one little problem, the day was perfect.) b) in addition to  (Aside from physical problems, these patients also show a lot of hostility.) 5 used to show that something you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say next  (These problems aside, we think the plan should go ahead.) ~2 n 1 words spoken by an actor to the people watching a play, that the other characters in the play do not hear 2 a remark made in a low voice that you only intend certain people to hear 3 a remark or story that is not part of the main subject of a speech