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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BESI'DES, prep. Over and above; separate or distinct from.
And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine. Genesis 26.
Note. This word, though radically the same as beside, and a corruption of it, ought not to be confounded with it, for it is never used in the senses explained under beside, except in the second.
BESI'DE
BESI'DES, adv. Moreover; more than that; over and above; distinct from; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned.
Besides, you know not what is the fate of your friend.
The men said to Lot, hast thou here any besides: Ben.19.
To all beside, as much an empty shade.
An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.
These sentences may be considered as elliptical.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her" [syn: besides, in any case]
2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: besides, too, also, likewise, as well]

Merriam Webster's

I. preposition Date: 14th century 1. other than, except <no one besides us> 2. together with <a decision that, besides being practical, is morally right> II. adverb Date: 1564 1. as well ; also 2. moreover, furthermore III. adjective Date: 1594 else

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep. & adv. --prep. in addition to; apart from. --adv. also; as well; moreover.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Besides Be*sides, prep. Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside. Besides your cheer, you shall have sport. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Besides Be*sides", Beside Be*side", adv. [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending -s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.] 1. On one side. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak. 2. More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition. The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ? --Gen. xix. 12. To all beside, as much an empty shade, An Eugene living, as a C[ae]sar dead. --Pope. Note: These sentences may be considered as elliptical.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Besides something or beside something means in addition to it. I think she has many good qualities besides being very beautiful... There was only one person besides Ford who knew Julia Jameson. PREP: oft PREP -ing • Besides is also an adverb. You get to sample lots of baked things and take home masses of cookies besides. ADV: cl ADV 2. Besides is used to emphasize an additional point that you are making, especially one that you consider to be important. The house was too expensive and too big. Besides, I'd grown fond of our little rented house. ADV: ADV with cl, not last in cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. prep. Except, save, over and above, in addition to, distinct from. II. ad.; (also beside) 1. Moreover, too, also, further-more, more than that, over and above, in addition, yet. 2. Else, more, further, beyond that, in addition.

Moby Thesaurus

above and beyond, added, additionally, along, along with, also, apart from, as well, as well as, aside from, bar, barring, beside, beyond, but, else, except for, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, farther, further, furthermore, in addition, in addition to, into the bargain, likewise, more, moreover, new, not counting, other, other than, otherwise, outside of, over and above, save, then, to boot, together with, too, yet