side by side
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3.4
- idiom
:
lado a lado
- In the garden, the flowers bloomed side by side, creating a colorful display.
- live side by side
- exist side by side
- coexist side by side
Do you think that it kind of plays into the myth of art and suffering and how they have to exist side by side?
- Do you think that it kind of plays into the myth of art and suffering and how they have to exist side by side?
- So he says contrary impulses exist side by side without cancelling each other out or diminishing each other.
- Or to use the bathroom side by side with a man in a videos where you have guys who are erect in women's bathrooms in a skirt.
Examples
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The two friends stood side by side at the bus stop, chatting before their ride arrived.
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Victory and defeat lie in wait side by side.
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Let us fight through the ages, side by side.
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I say to myself, "Oh, boy, another wonderful day of working side by side with Tim."
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Aid and investment walk side by side in Latin America, too.
Academic text (1993) -
And German families are still living there side by side with their Polish neighbors.
Academic text (1990) -
Today Christians and Muslims live side by side in this city.
Academic text (2000) -
So, the unique cultures of fifty-six ethnic groups have existed side by side for centuries.
Academic text (2015) -
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity all coexist side by side in a peaceful atmosphere.
Academic text (2000) -
For the project, we worked side by side to ensure everything was completed on time.
Synonyms
100
3.8
Next to something, often sharing a border or edge
58
1.0
Near each other with very little space between them
13
7.0
Next to each other and touching, like two places that share a border
7
1.0
Next to someone or something, side by side
1
6.5
Very close together with little space between them
1
9.5
Next to another place and sharing a border
Two things placed side by side to show difference
Next to another place or area, sharing a border
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'next to each other' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'side' (edge) + 'by' (positioned close to) + 'side', with the repetition emphasizing adjacency. This locative, compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English prepositional constructions, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Side by side comes from the simple image of two people or things standing with their sides next to each other. That closeness shows they are acting together, so the phrase means 'closely related' or 'existing together'.