<p><strong>Preposition</strong></p><ul><li>by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me.</li><li>compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish.</li><li>apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question.</li><li>besides (defs 4, 5).</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.</li><li>besides (def 2).</li></ul>