Prepositions - Beside
1. Beside means next to.
Pattern: verb + beside + noun
Please come over here and sit beside me.
Verbs commonly used with this pattern:
be, kneel, lie (down), rest, sit (down), sleep, stand, walk, work
2. Expressions
beside the point�irrelevant
He always wastes time at our meetings by talking about things that are beside the point.
beside oneself�extremely agitated
My mother is beside herself because she doesn't know where my brother is.
Pattern: verb + beside + noun
Please come over here and sit beside me.
Verbs commonly used with this pattern:
be, kneel, lie (down), rest, sit (down), sleep, stand, walk, work
2. Expressions
beside the point�irrelevant
He always wastes time at our meetings by talking about things that are beside the point.
beside oneself�extremely agitated
My mother is beside herself because she doesn't know where my brother is.
