āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
sideways
/sËaâÉĒdweâÉĒz/
01
āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§, āĻāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§
toward or in the direction of one side
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He shuffled sideways to make room for others in the crowded elevator.
āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in an indirect or non-traditional manner, often referring to achieving something by an unconventional route
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He found his way into publishing sideways, starting as an editor âs assistant.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
sideways
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sideways glance from the teacher warned the students to be quiet.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
avoiding a direct or straightforward approach
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She made a sideways remark that hinted at the truth without saying it outright.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛
stable without significant change in direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Our sales have remained sideways this quarter, showing no growth but also no decline.
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
sideways
side
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
