besides

adv.

1. In addition; also.
2. Moreover; furthermore.
3. Otherwise; else: has been to Mexico but nowhere besides.

prep.

1. In addition to.
2. Except for; other than: No one besides the owner could control the dog.

[Middle English : biside, at the side; see beside + -es, adv. suff.; see -s³.]

USAGE NOTE   Some critics argue that beside and besides should be kept distinct when they are used as prepositions. According to that argument, beside is used only to mean "at the side of," as in There was no one in the seat beside me. For the meanings "in addition to" and "except for" besides should be used: Besides replacing the back stairs, she fixed the broken banister. No one besides Smitty would say a thing like that. But this distinction is often ignored, even by widely respected writers. While it is true that besides can never mean "at the side of," beside regularly appears in print in place of besides. Using beside in this way can be ambiguous, however; the sentence There was no one beside him at the table could mean that he had the table to himself or that the seats next to him were not occupied. See Usage Notes at together.

adverb

In addition: additionally, also, further, furthermore, item, likewise, more, moreover, still, too, yet. Idioms: as well, to boot. See increase/decrease.

IN BRIEF: adv. - Making an additional point; In addition.

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves. — Ethel Percy Andrus 

Tutor's tip: "Besides" (in addition to) putting the glass in the sink, she placed the book "beside" (at the side of) the bed.

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: making an additional point; anyway; besides, we can't afford it"
  Synonym: in any case

Meaning #2: in addition
  Synonyms: too, also, likewise, as well

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - foruden, ud over, bortset fra
adv. - desuden, for øvrigt, for resten

Nederlands (Dutch)
benevens, bovendien

Français (French)
prep. - en plus de, en dehors de, outre, excepté, hormis
adv. - en outre, de plus, en plus, d'autre, d'ailleurs, du reste

Deutsch (German)
prep. - außer
adv. - außerdem

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - εκτός από, επιπλέον
adv. - εκτός αυτού, επιπλέον, άλλωστε, εξάλλου

Italiano (Italian)
oltre, inoltre, per di più

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - além de, em adição a
adv. - também, em adição

Русский (Russian)
кроме, кроме того

Español (Spanish)
prep. - además de, aparte de, además, excepto, sobre
adv. - además, por otra parte, asimismo

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - (för)utom, jämte
adv. - dessutom, för resten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...之外, 除...之外, 此外, 加之, 而且, 在其他方面

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...之外, 除...之外
adv. - 此外, 加之, 而且, 在其他方面

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~외에, ~을 제외하고
adv. - 그 밖에, 또

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …のほかに, 除いて
adv. - その上, そのほかに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) علاوة عن ذلك (ظرف) بالأضافه الى ذلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮נוסף ל-‬
adv. - ‮נוסף לכך‬

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