From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishput something ↔ aside phrasal verb1 FORGETto try to stop thinking about a problem, argument, or disagreement, because you want to achieve something You must put aside your pride and apologise to him.2 SAVE MONEYto save money regularly, usually for a particular purpose She put at least £30 a week aside for food.3 PUTto put down something you are reading or working with, in order to start doing something else He glanced at the note, put it aside and went on with the meeting.4 KEEP/STOREto keep a period of time free in order to be able to do something If you’re planning a trip to the museum, be sure to put aside at least an hour and a half. → put→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
put aside• In an evaluation the critic may put personal feeling aside.• It was time to put grief aside and get back to work.• Saw me, began to put the book aside and stand up. 1 went to him and kept him from rising.• She put the thought aside, ashamed of her disloyalty.• Now, it is a relief to be able to put the pain aside for a few hours.• So do you think that we could put our differences aside for just one evening?• Unable to get far without my KoreanEnglish dictionary, I put the articles aside for later and picked out two official-looking documents.• In order to study effectively you need to be organised and to put sufficient time aside to learn and to reflect.From Longman Business Dictionaryput something → aside phrasal verb [transitive] to save money regularly, usually for a particular purposeLike many people, you may be putting money aside in one of the deposit-based savings accounts now available. → put→ See Verb table 