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Beyond
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- 1 Farther along or away. not-comparable
"next year and beyond"
- 2 In addition; more. not-comparable
- 3 extremely, more than informal, not-comparable
"But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should never do."
- 1 over and above wordnet
- 2 farther along in space or time or degree wordnet
- 3 on the farther side from the observer wordnet
- 1 The unknown.
- 2 The hereafter.
- 3 Something that is far beyond.
"And that is perhaps why I am constantly searching for great beyonds — beyonds that will permit the application of different theoretical models (be they semiotically-inspired, gender-inspired, sexuality-inspired, and so on) beyond any disciplinary confines."
- 1 Further away than.
- 2 On the far side of.
"No swimming beyond this point."
- 3 Later than; after.
- 4 Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
"Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket."
- 5 In addition to; supplementing.
"She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London."
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- 6 Past, or out of reach of. figuratively
"You won't last beyond my first punch."
- 7 Not within the comprehension of. figuratively
"He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him."
Etymology
From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
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