English edit

Etymology edit

From alongside +‎ -s (adverbial suffix), probably on the model of besides.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

alongsides (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of alongside

Preposition edit

alongsides

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of alongside
    • 1841, J[ames] Fenimore Cooper, chapter I, in The Deerslayer: A Tale. [], 1st British edition, volume I, London: Richard Bentley, [], →OCLC, page 12:
      Ay, ay, this is all very well, in the animal way, though it makes but a poor figure alongsides of scalps and and-bushes.
    • 1907, Frank Frankfort Moore, chapter XXIV, in The Love that Prevailed[1], New York: Empire Book Company, page 299:
      What is a simple master-mariner at best alongsides a parson with a persuasive voice?.
    • 2000, Yujiro Hayami, Masao Kikuchi, “Population Growth and the Evolution of Households”, in A Rice Village Saga: Three Decades of Green Revolution in the Philippines[2], Basingstoke: Macmillan Press Ltd., page 70:
      Alongsides his hired labour work on the sugar cane farms, Ambo learned carpentry skills from his uncle through an apprenticeship.