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beyond

Syllables: be·yondUK/bɪˈjɒnd//biˈ(j)ɑnd/

beyond preposition: further away than.

Preposition

beyond

  1. Further away than.
  2. On the far side of.
    • No swimming beyond this point.
    • England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond...2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport
  3. Later than; after.
  4. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
    • Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.
    • He was a painter who was trying to get beyond painting, to escape from purely visual experience and lead his art in a more conceptual direction with a systematic approach.2006, Janis Mink, Joan Miró, →ISBN, page 55
  5. In addition to; supplementing.
    • She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.
  6. (figuratively) Past, or out of reach of.
    • You won't last beyond my first punch.
    • The patient was beyond medical help.
  7. (figuratively) Not within the comprehension of.
    • He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.

Adverb

beyond (not comparable)

  1. Farther along or away.
    • next year and beyond
    Synonyms:
    ayond, ayont
  2. In addition; more.
  3. (informal) extremely, more than
    • But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should never do.2009, Jenny Lee, Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 7
    • Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited [title]2017 July 13, Joseph Gamp, “Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited”, in Metro

Noun

beyond (plural beyonds)

  1. The unknown.
  2. The hereafter.
  3. Something that is far beyond.
    • And that is perhaps why I am constantly searching for great beyonds — beyonds that will permit the application of different theoretical models (be they semiotically-inspired, gender-inspired, sexuality-inspired, and so on) beyond any disciplinary confines.2006, Haun Saussy, American Comparative Literature Association, Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization

beyond meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Persian

beyond in Bengali

past, out of reach of
বাইরে baire

beyond in Arabic

further away than
أَبْعَد ʔabʕad
on the far side of
أَقْصَى ʔaqṣā
later than; after
بَعْد baʕd
greater than
فَوْق fawq

beyond in Persian

further away than
فرا farâ

Examples of beyond in a sentence

  • Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
  • Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
  • The 1300 class (Nos. 1301-16), one of which was damaged beyond repair in an accident, are Co-Cos, weigh 111 tons and have a top speed of 85 m.p.h.1962 March, J. M. Tolson, “The Netherlands Railways today—I”, in Modern Railways, page 172:
  • “We are BEYOND not ready for climate change,” Mark Levine, a City Council representative, declared on Twitter.2021 September 1, Michael Levenson, Anne Barnard, quoting Mark Levine, “Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region”, in The New York...

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Synonyms of beyond

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Antonyms

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Forms of beyond

pluralbeyonds

Origin of beyond

From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.

Words formed from beyond

Phrases with beyond

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Words that rhyme with beyond

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Questions about beyond

What does beyond mean?
Beyond means further away than.
What is beyond in Bengali?
Beyond in Bengali is বাইরে (baire). See Beyond meaning in Bengali.
How do you use beyond in a sentence?
Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.
What part of speech is beyond?
Beyond can be a preposition, an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce beyond?
Beyond is pronounced /bɪˈjɒnd/ (UK).

Words near beyond in the dictionary

  1. beyng
  2. beynge
  3. Beynon
  4. Beynons
  5. Beyoncé
  6. beyond
  7. beyond a joke
  8. beyond a reason of a doubt
  9. beyond a reasonable doubt
  10. beyond a shadow of a doubt
  11. beyond a shadow of doubt

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