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be⋅yond

[bee-ond, bi-yond]
–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.
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.)


be⋅yond⋅ness, noun
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beyond 
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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