beyond
Meaning of beyond
preposition
- at or to the further side of.
he pointed to a spot beyond the trees
around half the passengers were in transit to destinations beyond Paris
- happening or continuing after (a specified time or event).
many people work well beyond the age of sixty-five
we can manage another two years, but beyond that the system is not viable
- having progressed or achieved more than (a specified stage or level).
we need to get beyond square one
he failed to rise beyond the rank of Undersecretary
- to or in a degree or condition where a specified action is impossible.
the landscape has changed beyond recognition
their integrity is beyond question
- apart from; except.
beyond telling us that she was well educated, he has nothing to say about her
there was little vegetation beyond scrub and brush
- at or to the further side of something.
from south of Dortmund as far as Essen and beyond
a view of Hobart with Mount Wellington beyond
there was the terminal and, beyond, an endless line of warehouses
she blurs the boundaries between reality and what lies beyond
- after a specified time or event.
music went on into the night and beyond
- above or greater than a specified amount.
he could count up to a billion now, and beyond
- the unknown, especially in references to life after death.
messages from the beyond
Old English begeondan, from be ‘by’ + geondan of Germanic origin (related to yon and yonder).
Information about beyond
- The plural form of beyond is: beyonds.
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Hyphenation of beyond
be-yond
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- beyond is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
beyond synonyms
Meaning at or to a distance:
Meaning at some distance in the direction indicated; over there:
Meaning at or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it:
Meaning to or on the further side of:
Meaning in the time following (an event or another period of time):
Meaning higher or more than (a specified number or quantity):
Meaning outside; beyond:
Meaning incomparable or outstanding:
Meaning not including; other than:
beyond antonyms
Meaning at or to a short distance away from (a place):
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
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