noun

side

Translation

side, aspect, team

Please write on one side of the paper only.

He sat on the other side of the table.

There are two sides to every story.

Which side are you on in this argument?

((on the side of sth.)) on the left or right of sth. The car was parked on the side of the road.

((side by side)) next to each other They walked side by side.

((to take sides)) to support one person or group against another I don't want to take sides.

Synonyms: edge, flank, aspect, team; Antonyms: center, middle

From Old English 'sīde', meaning 'flank of a person or animal, the long part of anything'.

Picture a square or a cube; each flat surface is a 'side'. This can be extended to ideas, like the 'side' of an argument.