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beyond

UK/bɪˈjɒnd/ US/biˈ(j)ɑnd/ common informal

adverb

1.

farther along in space or time or degree

  • “through the valley and beyond”
  • “to the eighth grade but not beyond”
  • “will be influential in the 1990s and beyond”
2.

on the farther side from the observer

  • “a pond with a hayfield beyond”
Synonyms
3.

in addition

  • “agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • above and beyond
  • back of beyond
  • beyond a joke
  • beyond a reasonable doubt
  • beyond a shadow of a doubt
  • beyond a shadow of doubt
  • beyond belief
  • beyond compare
  • beyond comparison
  • beyond the beyonds
  • great beyond

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