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aside

165 3.1

Saved for a particular purpose or for later use

adverb
/əˈsaɪd/

: aparte

I will set it aside and say I will read you later.
set aside
put aside
time set aside

Keep a little money aside, just in case.

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Examples

Keep a little money aside, just in case.

The Diary Of A CEO
There's even a fund set aside for additional academic pursuits.

The Holdovers (2023)
So I did set these aside to play with.
But the county has money put aside for things like this.

Hansel and Gretel (1983)
But you can put some aside for your future... or, or, uh, give it to a charity.

Holy Man (1998)
And we'll keep that aside for now and I'll use this later.
But she forced herself to put these thoughts aside and concentrate on the tasks ahead of her.

Fiction book (1992)
Then he put the nagging question aside. Tonight he'd just enjoy the evening with good friends.

Fiction book (1992)
We've kept a few toys aside as well, just like the essentials.
Keep a little money aside, just in case.

Synonyms

vsaside

286 1.0

Set aside to use later, not spent now

is saved for a particular purpose rather than merely held unused

set-aside

vsaside

1 4.9

Kept in advance for a particular use or person

is kept for a purpose or future use rather than for a specific person

Antonyms

wasted

1 4.2

Not producing any useful result

Compounds

set-aside

1 4.9

Kept in advance for a particular use or person

Surface Forms

aside positive

Morphology

aside = side (semi-transparent) = a + side

The connection to putting something to the side is clear, but the specialized sense 'reserve for later use' is figurative rather than purely literal.

Etymology

Aside (as in 'put aside') comes from a- 'on' and side 'side', giving the idea of placing something 'to the side'; so when you put something aside you set it away for a particular purpose or for later use.