beyond
Use Beyond in a sentence
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.
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Beyond
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
7.
the beyond,
a.
that which is at a great distance.
b.
Also, the great beyond. the afterlife; life after death.
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World English Dictionary
beyond (bɪˈjɒnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —prep | |
| 1. | at or to a point on the other side of; at or to the further side of: beyond those hills there is a river |
| 2. | outside the limits or scope of: beyond this country's jurisdiction |
| —adv | |
| 3. | at or to the other or far side of something |
| 4. | outside the limits of something |
| —n | |
| 5. | the beyond the unknown; the world outside the range of human perception, esp life after death in certain religious beliefs |
| [Old English begeondan; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
beyond
O.E. begeondan "beyond, from the farther side," from be "by" + geond "yonder" (prep.), from P.Gmc. *jendana, from PIE pronomial stem i-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Beyond definition
when used with reference to Jordan, signifies in the writings of Moses the west side of the river, as he wrote on the east bank (Gen. 50:10, 11; Deut. 1:1, 5; 3:8, 20; 4:46); but in the writings of Joshua, after he had crossed the river, it means the east side (Josh. 5:1; 12:7; 22:7).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
beyond
In addition to the idioms beginning with beyond, also see above and beyond; back of beyond; can't see beyond the end of one's nose.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Good greenhouse plants in areas beyond their hardiness limits.
Online education will be part of the future, but on-site instruction brings benefits beyond the obvious.
No full-time faculty member can remain beyond three years unless they are tenure-track or tenured.
Grow them as summer annuals in areas beyond hardiness range, as winter annuals in hot desert regions.
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