yond
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of yond
before 900; Middle English; Old English geond; akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic jaind. See yon
Example Sentences
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But the President's best bet may well lie in events be yond his control.
From Time Magazine Archive
A haberdasher's son who never went be yond grammar school, Kroyer even now winces at technical journals on the ground that "you risk reading yourself stupid."
From Time Magazine Archive
Be yond that, he skips lightly over financing a house, buying life insurance, investing in the stock market and dealing with the IRS.
From Time Magazine Archive
Be yond the froth � the ideological absurdities, the rampant narcissism, the window display and chic decor � surrealism remains one of the century's noblest proposals of liberty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Be- yond all comprehension, she doesn’t seem to care if I am a mestiza or an indigena.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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