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/bɪˈɑnd/ /bˌiˈɔnd/ /bɪˈɔnd/ Listen

preposition

Beyond prep.

On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. "Beyond that flaming hill."

At a place or time not yet reached; before. "A thing beyond us, even before our death."

Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.

In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. "Beyond expectation." "Beyond any of the great men of my country."

Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea.

To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent. "That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter."

adverb

Beyond adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder. "Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing."

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Etymology of 'Beyond'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Beyond" Quotes from Famous Books

... an adulterer, one that causeth abortion, a violator of his preceptor's bed, a Brahmana addicted to drink, one that is sharp-speeched, a raker of old sores, an atheist, a reviler of the Vedas, and taker of bribes, one whose investiture with the sacred thread has been delayed beyond the prescribed age, one that secretly slayeth cattle, and one that slayeth him who prayeth for protection,—these all are reckoned as equal in moral turpitude as the slayers of Brahmanas. Gold is tested by fire; ...

— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 • Kisari Mohan Ganguli

... Provoked beyond reason by the boy's obstinacy, the magician flew into a passion, threw a little of his incense into the fire, and pronounced two magical words. Instantly the stone, which had closed the opening to the staircase, moved into its place, and the earth covered it over as ...

— Journeys Through Bookland V3 • Charles H. Sylvester

... to her that the devil might have power to work some miracles, but that he would find it beyond him to change his ...

— Lady Into Fox • David Garnett

... air seemed to blow right through her. Walking to the near corner, she paused to look around. Down the main street flowed a leisurely stream of pedestrians, horses, cars, extending between two blocks of low buildings. Across from where she stood lay a vacant lot, beyond which began a line of neat, oddly constructed houses, evidently residences of the town. And then lifting her gaze, instinctively drawn by something obstructing the sky line, she was suddenly struck ...

— The Call of the Canyon • Zane Grey

... its past history, it has shown itself to be quite as ready as the other House to be a guardian of law and of liberty. The business ability of many of its members has also been conspicuous, and the value of the experience of those who have taken part in the government of British possessions beyond the seas and of their knowledge of ...

— Rebuilding Britain - A Survey Of Problems Of Reconstruction After The World War • Alfred Hopkinson

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