Beside oneself
by or at the side of; near:
sit down beside me.
compared with:
beside him other writers seem amateurish.
apart from; not connected with:
beside the point; beside the question.
besides (defs 4, 5).
along the side of something:
the family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.
besides (def 2).
beside oneself, almost out of one’s senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief:
he was beside himself with rage when the train left without him.
preposition
next to; at, by, or to the side of
as compared with
away from; wide of: beside the point
(archaic) besides
beside oneself, (postpositive) often foll by with. overwhelmed; overwrought: beside oneself with grief
adverb
at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone
prep.
in a state of extreme agitation or excitement, as in she was beside herself when she found she’d lost her ring, or peter was beside himself with joy—he’d won the poetry award. this phrase appears in the new testament (acts 26:24): “paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning makes thee mad.” [ late 1400s ]
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