beyond

[ bee-ond, bih-yond ]
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preposition
  1. on, at, or to the farther side of: Beyond those trees you'll find his house.

  2. farther on than; more distant than: beyond the horizon;beyond the sea.

  1. outside the understanding, limits, or reach of; past: beyond comprehension;beyond endurance;beyond help.

  2. superior to; surpassing; above: wise beyond all others.

  3. more than; in excess of; over and above: to stay beyond one's welcome.

adverb
  1. farther on or away: as far as the house and beyond.

Idioms about beyond

  1. the beyond,

    • that which is at a great distance.

    • Also the great beyond . the afterlife; life after death.

Origin of beyond

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English beyonden, Old English begeondan. See be-, yond (adverb)

Other words from beyond

  • be·yond·ness, noun

Words Nearby beyond

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How to use beyond in a sentence

  • It is only just to say, that the officers exhibited a degree of courage far beyond any thing we had expected from them.

  • To talk German was beyond the sweep of my dizziest ambition, but an Italian runner or porter instantly presented himself.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • Water itself is of course essential to the growth of every plant, but the benefits of Irrigation reach far beyond this.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • The quality of artistic beauty in articulation is very important, beyond the mere accuracy which is ordinarily thought of.

    Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick
  • In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for beyond

beyond

/ (bɪˈjɒnd) /


preposition
  1. at or to a point on the other side of; at or to the further side of: beyond those hills there is a river

  2. outside the limits or scope of: beyond this country's jurisdiction

adverb
  1. at or to the other or far side of something

  2. outside the limits of something

noun
  1. the beyond the unknown; the world outside the range of human perception, esp life after death in certain religious beliefs

Origin of beyond

1
Old English begeondan; see by, yonder

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with beyond

beyond

In addition to the idioms beginning with beyond

  • beyond a doubt
  • beyond the shadow of a doubt
  • beyond comparison
  • beyond measure
  • beyond one's depth
  • beyond one's means
  • beyond question
  • beyond reach
  • beyond recall
  • beyond reproach
  • beyond the call of duty
  • beyond the pale

also see:

  • above and beyond
  • back of beyond
  • can't see beyond the end of one's nose

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