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be·yond
Audio Help / biˈɒnd, bɪˈyɒnd / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ bee-ond , bi-yond ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –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.
3. outside the understanding, limits, or reach of; past: beyond comprehension; beyond endurance; beyond help.
4. superior to; surpassing; above: wise beyond all others.
5. more than; in excess of; over and above: to stay beyond one's welcome.
–adverb 6. farther on or away: as far as the house and beyond.
—Idiom 7. the beyond, a. that which is at a great distance.
b. Also, the great beyond. the afterlife; life after death.
[Origin:
bef. 1000; ME
beyonden, OE
begeondan. See be- , yond (adv.)
]
—Related forms be·yond·ness, noun
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prep.
On the far side of; past: Just beyond the fence.
Later than; after: beyond midnight.
To a degree that is past the understanding, reach, or scope of: an evil beyond remedy.
To a degree or amount greater than: rich beyond his wildest dreams.
In addition to: asked for nothing beyond peace and quiet.
adv.
Farther along or away.
In addition; more: wanted her share but nothing beyond.
n.
That which is past or to a degree greater than knowledge or experience; the unknown: "Sputnik, the first satellite to enter the great beyond of space" (Dale Russakoff).
The world beyond death; the hereafter.
[Middle English biyonde , from Old English begeondan : be , by ; see by 1 + geondan , on the far side of ; see i- in Indo-European roots.]
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O.E. begeondan "from the farther side," from be "by" + geond "yonder" (prep.), from P.Gmc. *jandana.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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beyond adverb 1. farther along in space or time or degree; "through the valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond"; "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond" 2. on the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond" 3. in addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond"
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beyond 1 [biˈjond] preposition
on the farther side of
Example:
My house is just beyond those trees.
Arabic: ما وَراء
Chinese (Simplified): 在…的那边
Chinese (Traditional): 在…的那邊
Czech: za
Danish: på den anden side
Dutch: voorbij
Estonian: taga
Finnish: takana
French: de l'autre côté de
German: jenseits
Greek: πέρα από
Hungarian: túl
Icelandic: handan (við)
Indonesian: di seberang
Italian: oltre, al di là di*
Japanese: ~の向こうに
Korean: 너머에
Latvian: aiz
Lithuanian: už
Norwegian: hinsides, bortenfor, på den andre sida av
Polish: za
Portuguese (Brazil): além de
Portuguese (Portugal): além de
Romanian: dincolo de
Russian: за, по ту сторону
Slovak: za
Slovenian: onstran
Spanish: más allá de
Swedish: bortom, på andra sidan om
Turkish: ötesinde, ötesine
beyond 2 [biˈjond] preposition
farther on than (something) in time or place
Example:
I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.
Arabic: أبْعَدُ مِن، ما وِراء
Chinese (Simplified): (时间)迟于
Chinese (Traditional): (時間)遲于
Czech: dále než
Danish: udover; længere
Dutch: verder dan
Estonian: üle, kaugemal
Finnish: yli
French: au-delà de
German: weiter als
Greek: πέρα από (για χρόνο ή για τόπο)
Hungarian: távolabbra
Icelandic: fram yfir
Indonesian: melampaui
Italian: al di là di*
Japanese: ~を過ぎて
Korean: (시간·장소) …을 지나서
Latvian: aiz; pēc
Lithuanian: toliau negu
Norwegian: lenger, seinere
Polish: poza
Portuguese (Brazil): para além de
Portuguese (Portugal): para além de
Romanian: mai departe de
Russian: позже
Slovak: ďalej ako
Slovenian: dlje kot
Spanish: más allá de
Swedish: längre än
Turkish: ötesi, ötesini
beyond 3 [biˈjond] preposition
out of the range, power etc of
Example:
beyond help
Arabic: خارِجُ نِطاق
Chinese (Simplified): 超出
Chinese (Traditional): 超出
Czech: mimo, bez
Danish: udenfor
Dutch: buiten het bereik van
Estonian: võimatu
Finnish: ulottumattomissa
French: au-delà de, hors de
German: jenseits
Greek: πέραν, εκτός των ορίων
Hungarian: túl
Icelandic: of langt gengið til að, handan, út fyrir
Indonesian: di luar jangkauan
Italian: oltre
Japanese: ~の範囲を超えて
Korean: …을 넘어서
Latvian: aiz; viņpus
Lithuanian: neįmanoma, negalima
Norwegian: utenfor
Polish: poza
Portuguese (Brazil): fora de, além de
Portuguese (Portugal): fora de
Romanian: dincolo de
Russian: сверх, вне, выше
Slovak: mimo, bez
Slovenian: zunaj
Spanish: fuera de
Swedish: utom, bortom
Turkish: …-miyecek kadar, …-den daha fazla
beyond 4 [biˈjond] preposition
other than
Example:
What is there to say beyond what's already been said?
Arabic: غير
Chinese (Simplified): 除…之外
Chinese (Traditional): 除…之外
Czech: kromě, mimo
Danish: ud over
Dutch: behalve
Estonian: peale selle
Finnish: muuta kuin
French: d'autre que
Greek: εκτός από
Hungarian: kívül
Icelandic: umfram
Indonesian: selain
Italian: oltre, più di*
Japanese: ~の他に
Korean: …외에는
Latvian: pēc
Lithuanian: be, išskyrus
Norwegian: mer enn, ytterligere, ut over det
Polish: poza
Portuguese (Brazil): além do que
Portuguese (Portugal): além do que
Romanian: în afară de
Russian: кроме, сверх, больше
Slovak: okrem, navyše
Slovenian: razen
Spanish: más de, algo más de
Swedish: utöver
Turkish: …-in dışında
See also: beyond compare ,
beyond expectation ,
beyond one's means
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Be*yond"\, prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See
Yon ,
Yonder .]
1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
Beyond that flaming hill. --G. Fletcher.
2. At a place or time not yet reached; before.
A thing beyond us, even before our death. --Pope.
3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.
4. 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." --Barrow.
Beyond any of the great men of my country. --Sir P. Sidney.
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. --1 Thess. iv. 6.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Be*yond"\, adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder.
Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing. --Spenser.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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