Beyond
Be·yond
Beyond
prep.
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On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
Beyond that flaming hill.
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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.
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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 any of the great men of my country.
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter.
Phrases & Compounds
- Beyond sea
- 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.
Beyond
adv.
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Further away; at a distance; yonder.
Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing.