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/bɪˈɑnd/ /bˌiˈɔnd/ /bɪˈɔnd/ Listen

preposition

Beyond prep.

On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. "Beyond that flaming hill."

At a place or time not yet reached; before. "A thing beyond us, even before our death."

Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.

In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. "Beyond expectation." "Beyond any of the great men of my country."

Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea.

To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent. "That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter."

adverb

Beyond adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder. "Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing."

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Etymology of 'Beyond'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Beyond" Quotes from Famous Books

... international: despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard ...

— The 2004 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... fortunate folks; the one letter-carrier informed the public how many letters arrived from America, and who were the recipients; children played at emigrating; old folks shook their sage heads over the evening fire, and prophesied no good for those who braved the terrors of the sea and the foreign goal beyond it;—all talked of it, but scarcely anybody knew one true fact about this magic land. For book-knowledge was not for them; and a few persons—they were a dressmaker's daughter, and a merchant with his two sons—who had returned from America after a long ...

— From Plotzk to Boston • Mary Antin

... tears and pleadings, my guardian succumbed. It was arranged that our marriage should take place within a fortnight, and that we should immediately start to Europe. Poor Elsie!—truest, wisest, best friend God ever gave me,—was enraged and distressed beyond expression. She wept, wrung her hands, and falling on her knees entreated me not to execute my insane purpose,—assured me I was a lamb led to sacrifice, was the victim of an infamous scheme between ...

— Vashti - or, Until Death Us Do Part • Augusta J. Evans Wilson

... me?" said I; "how much further than beyond this church can I see?" "Far further," quoth he, "for I wot that thou art a scholar and hast read books; and withal, in some way that I cannot name, thou knowest more than we; as though with thee the world had ...

— A Dream of John Ball, A King's Lesson • William Morris

... more varied; and the effect of this prosperous and varied industry shows itself in active and critical minds. Importation from places beyond Poughkeepsie awakened imagination and invited reflection upon the state ...

— Quaker Hill - A Sociological Study • Warren H. Wilson

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