"sideways" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sideways.wav Forms: more sideways [comparative], most sideways [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sideways (comparative more sideways, superlative most sideways)
  1. Moving or directed toward one side. Translations (moving or directed towards one side): λέχριος (lékhrios) (Ancient Greek), sivuttainen (Finnish), seitlich (German), Seiten- (German), cliathánach (Irish), ì (Khiamniungan Naga)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adj-78vp9102 Disambiguation of 'moving or directed towards one side': 73 2 23 2
  2. (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). Tags: informal Translations (positioned sideways): seitlich (German), cliathánach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adj-oOkjXOpj Disambiguation of 'positioned sideways': 3 89 5 4
  3. (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward. Tags: informal Translations (neither moving up nor moving down): auf der Stelle tretend (German)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adj-WXHRiRV~ Disambiguation of 'neither moving up nor moving down': 35 1 60 4
  4. (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with). Tags: informal, usually
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adj--9izqNZi

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sideways.wav
Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} sideways
  1. With a side to the front. Translations (with a side to the front): λικριφίς (likriphís) (Ancient Greek), zijwaarts (Dutch), sivuttain (Finnish), de côté (French), seitlich (German), oblīquē (Latin)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adv-Hm8qYMgt Disambiguation of 'with a side to the front': 95 4 1 0 0
  2. Towards one side. Translations (towards one side): sivulle (Finnish), sivuttain (Finnish), de côté (French), seitwärts (German), zu Seite (German), sidelengs (Norwegian Bokmål), sideveis (Norwegian Bokmål), sidelengs (Norwegian Nynorsk), dwäa (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adv-TlkFlQ7a Disambiguation of 'towards one side': 2 91 2 1 4
  3. Askance; sidelong. Translations (askance): viistossa (Finnish), viistoon (Finnish), vinossa (Finnish), vinosti (Finnish), vinottain (Finnish), de travers (French), schräg (German), schief (German), seitwärts (German)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adv-nOiXAL0V Disambiguation of 'askance': 0 1 93 2 3
  4. (informal) Neither upward nor downward. Tags: informal Translations (neither upward nor downward): auf der Stelle (German)
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adv-GBhyDP4A Disambiguation of 'neither upward nor downward': 0 2 2 92 5
  5. (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-adv-en:worse Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 19 3 2 5 6 20 28 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 6 15 8 0 7 11 12 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 5 16 5 0 5 10 15 32 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 20 4 0 4 5 20 39 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 9 5 13 7 3 8 9 12 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 7 14 7 0 6 11 11 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 7 13 6 2 6 8 11 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 8 14 7 0 5 11 11 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 8 13 7 2 7 9 12 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 6 11 6 2 6 7 10 42 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations: 6 6 14 5 0 6 6 13 39 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 7 14 6 0 6 7 13 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 7 7 13 7 2 7 8 11 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 5 13 3 1 3 3 13 54 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 3 4 9 3 0 3 4 8 65 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: indirectly, obliquely Derived forms: fuck me sideways, go fuck yourself sideways, knock sideways, move sideways, sideways-on, spelled sideways Related terms: skewly
Synonyms: askance, askant [dated], askile [obsolete], broadside, laterally, sideling, sidelong, sidely, sideward, sideways, sidewise, sideyways [UK, dialectal]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sideways.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} sideways
  1. plural of sideway Tags: form-of, plural Form of: sideway
    Sense id: en-sideways-en-noun-AaCOuIA0
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          "text": "And he was just taking byways and sideways, travelling in the peripheries of civilization, yeah?",
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          "text": "In time our way merged into a throng of cars flowing here and there on the highways and sideways of the north side of Los Angeles.",
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        "(informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front)."
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        "(informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward."
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          "text": "He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.",
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        "(usually with \"with\", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with)."
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        "with \"with\""
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "text": "He looked sideways at the new arrival, wondering who she was.",
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          "ref": "1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:",
          "text": "“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.",
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        "Towards one side."
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          "word": "sivulle"
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          "sense": "towards one side",
          "word": "seitwärts"
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          "word": "vinosti"
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          "word": "vinottain"
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          "sense": "askance",
          "word": "de travers"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "askance",
          "word": "schräg"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "schief"
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          "word": "seitwärts"
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        "Neither upward nor downward."
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        "(informal) Neither upward nor downward."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "askance",
      "word": "vinosti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "askance",
      "word": "vinottain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "askance",
      "word": "de travers"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "askance",
      "word": "schräg"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "askance",
      "word": "schief"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "askance",
      "word": "seitwärts"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "neither upward nor downward",
      "word": "auf der Stelle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sideways"
}

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