Pronunciation: /teɪk əˈsaɪd/
noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
A1 I need to take aside my friend to talk about something important.
A2 The teacher took aside the student who was misbehaving in class.
B1 It's important to take aside employees for individual feedback sessions.
B2 The manager took aside the new team member to discuss their performance.
C1 The therapist took aside the client for a private counseling session.
C2 The coach took aside the player to discuss strategy before the game.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 I will take aside my friend to talk about the party.
A2 The teacher took me aside to discuss my grades.
B1 The manager took aside the employee to address their performance.
B2 The coach took the player aside to give them some advice on their technique.
C1 The therapist took the patient aside for a private counseling session.
C2 The CEO took aside the executive team to discuss the upcoming merger.
adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical
A1 Can you take aside some time to help me with my homework?
A2 I need to take aside some money for emergencies.
B1 The teacher took aside the student to discuss his behavior in class.
B2 The manager took aside the employee to give him feedback on his performance.
C1 The coach took aside the player to discuss strategy for the upcoming game.
C2 The therapist took aside the patient to address some personal issues.
adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
A1 I will take aside my friend to talk about the surprise party.
A2 The teacher took aside the student who was misbehaving in class.
B1 The manager took aside the employee to discuss their performance.
B2 The coach took aside the player to give them some advice on their technique.
C1 The therapist took aside the client to address some personal issues.
C2 The director took aside the actor to discuss their character development.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 I will take aside my friend to talk about the surprise party.
A2 The teacher took aside the student to discuss his behavior in class.
B1 The manager took aside the employee to give feedback on their performance.
B2 The coach took aside the player to discuss strategy for the upcoming game.
C1 The CEO took aside the board member to discuss the company's future plans.
C2 The diplomat took aside the foreign ambassador to negotiate a peace treaty.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, and in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope
A1 I need to take aside my friend to talk about something important.
A2 The teacher took aside the student who was causing a disturbance in class.
B1 The manager took aside the employee to discuss their performance.
B2 The coach took aside the player to give them some feedback on their game.
C1 The therapist took aside the client to address some underlying issues.
C2 The director took aside the actor to discuss a change in the script.
formal During the meeting, the manager decided to take aside the employee to discuss their performance.
informal I need to take you aside for a minute to talk about something important.
slang Let's take him aside and spill the tea on what really happened.
figurative Sometimes we need to take ourselves aside and reflect on our actions.
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