What Is Next and Beside?

Key Difference – Beside vs Next to
Beside and next to are two prepositions that describe the position of an object or a person. Both these prepositions have the same meaning. The only difference between beside and next to is their level of formality; beside is generally considered to be more formal than next to.

What is the example of beside?

Beside Sentence Examples

The boy who sat beside him was his son. The keys hung on the wall beside the door. Alex set his cup down beside hers. Alex climbed into the car beside Carmen and placed his arm protectively on the back of the seat behind her neck.

How do you use beside that?

Besides that” means “in addition to that”. You use it to refer to something after having mentioned it before, e.g. “She likes studying, but has other interests besides that.” where “that” refers to “studying”.

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