Besides — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

making an additional point; anyway

in addition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐŋɡˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐswˈɒŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐswˈɒŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐŋɡˌɪn/.

Examples

I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it
she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her
he has a Mercedes, too

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

too also in any case likewise as well

Parts of Speech

adverb	making an additional point; anyway “I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it”
adverb	in addition “he has a Mercedes, too”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

außerdem

einen zusätzlichen Punkt ansprechen; Trotzdem

🇫🇷French

en plus

faire un point supplémentaire ; de toute façon

🇪🇸Spanish

además

hacer una observación adicional; de todos modos

🇮🇹Italian

Oltretutto

fare un ulteriore punto; Comunque

🇳🇱Dutch

daarnaast

een extra punt maken; Hoe dan ook

🇵🇹Portuguese

além do mais

fazendo uma observação adicional; de qualquer forma

🇷🇺Russian

кроме

постановка дополнительного пункта; в любом случае

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलावा

एक अतिरिक्त बिंदु बनाना; फिर भी

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাড়াও

একটি অতিরিক্ত পয়েন্ট তৈরি করা; যাইহোক

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர

கூடுதல் புள்ளியை உருவாக்குதல்; எப்படியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతేకాకుండా

అదనపు పాయింట్ చేయడం; ఏమైనప్పటికీ

🇮🇳Marathi

याशिवाय

अतिरिक्त मुद्दा बनवणे; तरीही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપરાંત

વધારાનો મુદ્દો બનાવવો; કોઈપણ રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೊತೆಗೆ

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್ ಮಾಡುವುದು; ಹೇಗಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂടാതെ

ഒരു അധിക പോയിൻ്റ് ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; എന്തായാലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਧੂ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ; ਫਿਰ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اس کے علاوہ

ایک اضافی نقطہ بنانا؛ بہرحال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

除了

补充一点；反正

🇯🇵Japanese

その上

追加の指摘をする。ともかく

🇰🇷Korean

게다가

추가 지적하기; 그래도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bên cạnh đó

đưa ra quan điểm bổ sung; Dẫu sao thì

🇹🇭Thai

นอกจาก

ทำให้มีประเด็นเพิ่มเติม ถึงอย่างไร

🇮🇩Indonesian

di samping itu

membuat poin tambahan; Bagaimanapun

🇵🇭Filipino

bukod sa

paggawa ng karagdagang punto; sabagay

🇲🇾Malay

selain itu

membuat titik tambahan; bagaimanapun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بجانب

تقديم نقطة إضافية؛ على أي حال

🇮🇷Persian

علاوه بر این

ذکر یک نکته اضافی؛ به هر حال

🇹🇷Turkish

Ayrıca

ek bir noktaya değinmek gerekirse; Neyse

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִלְבַד

להעלות נקודה נוספת; בכל מקרה

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