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beyond.

Further away than.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

prep/bɪˈjɒnd/Received-Pronunciation/biˈ(j)ɑnd/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/bɪˈjɛnd/New-England, obsolete/biˈjɒnd/Canada, dialectal

  1. Further away than.

  2. On the far side of.

    No swimming beyond this point.

  3. Later than; after.

  4. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

    Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.

  5. In addition to; supplementing.

    She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.

  6. Past, or out of reach of.

    figuratively
    You won't last beyond my first punch.
    The patient was beyond medical help.

  7. Not within the comprehension of.

    figuratively
    He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.

adv/bɪˈjɒnd/Received-Pronunciation/biˈ(j)ɑnd/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/bɪˈjɛnd/New-England, obsolete/biˈjɒnd/Canada, dialectal

  1. Farther along or away.

    not-comparable
    next year and beyond

  2. In addition; more.

    not-comparable

  3. extremely, more than

    informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.

noun/bɪˈjɒnd/Received-Pronunciation/biˈ(j)ɑnd/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/bɪˈjɛnd/New-England, obsolete/biˈjɒnd/Canada, dialectal

  1. The unknown.

  2. The hereafter.

  3. Something that is far beyond.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.

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