beyond
conjunction
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L1552800 on Wikidata ↗adverb
- to or until a later time
- on or to the farthest part or side
- in addition
preposition
- on the other side of, further
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɪˈjɒnd/ / /biˈ(j)ɑnd/ / /bɪˈjɛnd/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
- Farther along or away.
“next year and beyond”
- In addition; more.
- 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.”
“Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited [title]”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
- The unknown.
- The hereafter.
- 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.”
prep
Etymology: Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
- Further away than.
- 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 Namasco.”
- Later than; after.
- 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.”
- In addition to; supplementing.
“She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.”
- Past, or out of reach of.
“You won't last beyond my first punch.”
“The patient was beyond medical help.”
- Not within the comprehension of.
“He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.”