English Dictionary

sideways

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsaɪdweɪz/

形容詞

くだけた表現 アメリカ英語 口語 通常 with 前置詞句

Moving or directed toward one side. / (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). / (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.

日本語の意味

横方向へ移動または向かう / 横向きに配置される（片側が前を向く） / 上方向にも下方向にも動かない、横に広がる

She gave him a sideways glance before turning away.

彼女は背を向ける前に彼を横目で見た。

意味（1）

Moving or directed toward one side.

Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said, […] .

意味（2）

(informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).

There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.

意味（3）

(informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.

Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.

意味（4）

(chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.

We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.

意味（5）

(usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).

He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.

more sideways （ comparative ）

most sideways （ superlative ）