I was immediately taken aside by the manager.
English dictionary. 2014.
take aside — ˌtake a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they take aside he/she/it takes aside present participle taking aside past tense took aside … Useful english dictionary
take aside — take (someone) aside to bring someone away from other people. If Pops makes a mistake, Walker will take him aside during a break and quietly encourage him … New idioms dictionary
take aside — Take by the button, talk to in private … New dictionary of synonyms
take aside — Synonyms and related words: accost, address, apostrophize, appeal to, approach, bespeak, breathe, buttonhole, call to, greet, hail, halloo, invoke, mention privately, salute, speak, speak fair, speak to, talk to, tell confidentially, whisper| … Moby Thesaurus
aside — aside, a side Written as one word, aside is an adverb meaning ‘to or on one side’, as in to put aside, to take aside, etc., or a noun meaning words in a play spoken to the audience out of hearing of the other characters. In the meaning ‘on each… … Modern English usage
take — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one s hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win. 3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings). 4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use. 5 tr. use… … Useful english dictionary
aside — adv. 1) to move; stand aside 2) to push, shove; put; take aside * * * [ə saɪd] put shove stand aside take aside to move to push … Combinatory dictionary
take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English dictionary
aside — adv. & n. adv. 1 to or on one side; away. 2 out of consideration (placed after noun : joking aside). n. 1 words spoken in a play for the audience to hear, but supposed not to be heard by the other characters. 2 an incidental remark. Phrases and… … Useful english dictionary
take someone aside — take (someone) aside to bring someone away from other people. If Pops makes a mistake, Walker will take him aside during a break and quietly encourage him … New idioms dictionary
