Beyond

Be·yond

Beyond

prep.
  1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
    Beyond that flaming hill.
    — G. Fletcher.
  2. At a place or time not yet reached; before.
    A thing beyond us, even before our death.
  3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.
  4. 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.
    — 1 Thess. iv. 6.

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.
  1. Further away; at a distance; yonder.
    Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing.