sideways

UK: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ US: /ˈsaɪdˌweɪz/ ,(sīd′wāz′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

side•ways /ˈsaɪdˌweɪz/   adv. 

1. facing to the side.
2. toward or from one side.

adj. 

3. moving, facing, or directed toward one side:
   a quick, sideways glance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

side•ways  (sīd′wāz′), adv. 

1. with a side foremost.
2. facing to the side.
3. toward or from one side.
4. with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.

adj. 

5. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.
6. indirect or evasive.

Also, sideway, side•wise  (sīd′wīz′). 

• side¹ + -ways 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sideways / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz/, sidewise / ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/ adverb

1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
2. from one side; obliquely
3. with one side forward

adjective (prenominal)

1. moving or directed to or from one side
2. towards or from one side