Beyond

//bɪˈjɒnd// adv, noun, prep, slang

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Farther along or away. not-comparable

    "next year and beyond"

  2. 2
    In addition; more. not-comparable
  3. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    over and above wordnet
  2. 2
    farther along in space or time or degree wordnet
  3. 3
    on the farther side from the observer wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The unknown.
  2. 2
    The hereafter.
  3. 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."

Preposition
  1. 1
    Further away than.
  2. 2
    On the far side of.

    "No swimming beyond this point."

  3. 3
    Later than; after.
  4. 4
    Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

    "Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket."

  5. 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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  1. 6
    Past, or out of reach of. figuratively

    "You won't last beyond my first punch."

  2. 7
    Not within the comprehension of. figuratively

    "He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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