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beyond en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈjɔɳɖ/ (South-Asia)
  • /biˈjɒnd/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • (California) audio
  • /bɪˈjɛnd/ (New-England, obsolete)
  • /biˈjɔnd/ (Australia)
  • /bɪˈjɑɳɖ/ (South-Asia) father-bother merger
  • /biˈ(j)ɑnd/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /bɪˈjɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [biˈjɔ̟nd] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Further away than.
  2. On the far side of.
    • England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco. 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
    • No swimming beyond this point.
  3. Later than; after.
  4. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
    • He was a painter who was trying to get beyond painting, to escape from purely visual experience and lead his art in a more conceptual direction with a systematic approach. 2006, Janis Mink, Joan Miró, →ISBN, page 55:
    • 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.
  6. (figuratively) Past, or out of reach of.
    • The patient was beyond medical help.
    • You won't last beyond my first punch.
    • The 1300 class (Nos. 1301-16), one of which was damaged beyond repair in an accident, are Co-Cos, weigh 111 tons and have a top speed of 85 m.p.h. 1962 March, J. M. Tolson, “The Netherlands Railways today—I”, in Modern Railways, page 172:
    • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
  7. (figuratively) Not within the comprehension of.
    • He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.

Antonyms

before · earlier

Deriveds

beyond a reasonable doubt · live beyond one's means · beyond someone's grasp · look beyond the tip of one's nose · beyond the tip of one's nose · beyond belief · beyondward · beyond question · beyond redemption · therebeyond · beyond reasonable doubt · beyond compare · beyond one's ken · go beyond the pale · beyond the shadow of a doubt · beyond one's pay grade · beyond the call of duty · beyond one's depth · beyonsense · above and beyond · beyond the end of one's nose · wise beyond one's years · beyond words · beyond dispute · beyond doubt · beyond the pale · beyond a joke · beyond one's scope · beyond measure · beyondness · beyond seas · beyondish · go beyond · beyond a shadow of doubt · beyond one's years · beyond the black stump · beyond one's wildest dreams · beyond a shadow of a doubt · beyond the grave · look beyond the end of one's nose · beyond comparison · Little England beyond Wales · look beyond

Relateds

para-

Synonyms

ayond · ayont

Translations (113)

es más allá de (on the far side of) · cop ⲛⲃⲗⲗ⸗ (further away than) · ru кро́ме (in addition to) · fi yläpuolella (past, out of reach of) · arz بعد (later than; after) · uk за межами (on the far side of) · uk по́за (further away than) · nl verder weg dan (further away than) · uk поза́д (further away than) · nb bortenfor (further away than) · fr par-delà (further away than) · hy դուրս (in addition to) · arz أبعد (further away than) · hy բացի (in addition to) · wa djudla di (further away than) · ar أَقْصَى (on the far side of) · ru вы́ше (greater than) · nap chiù allà (further away than) · la ultra (later than; after) · es allende (on the far side of) · ru не счита́я (in addition to) · da hinsides (on the far side of) · uk ізза́ду (further away than) · af buite (later than; after) · ga le cois (in addition to) · it oltre (further away than) · ar فَوْقَ (in addition to) · pt além (further away than) · wa houte di (further away than) · la ultra (greater than) · pl poza (on the far side of) · arz أبعد (on the far side of) · ru позади́ (on the far side of) · fi jälkeen (later than; after) · cop ⲛⲃⲗ- (further away than) · arz فوق كدا (in addition to) · pl poza (further away than) · fr au-delà (on the far side of) · gl alén (further away than) · mi kei tua (on the far side of) · cop ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲁ⸗ (further away than) · fo handan (on the far side of) · tr öte (further away than) · it oltre (greater than) · cy y tu draw i (on the far side of) · nl voorbij (further away than) · de jenseits (on the far side of) · fi lisäksi (in addition to) · ga lastall de (on the far side of) · fi kauempana kuin (further away than) · ru за (on the far side of) · ru за (further away than) · mk отаде (further away than) · sv bortom (greater than) · uk за (further away than) · bg отзад (further away than) · es allende (further away than) · fi ulottumattomissa (past, out of reach of) · ca dellà (on the far side of) · fi yli (greater than) · ar بَعْد (later than; after) · cop ⲙⲃⲗⲗⲉ⸗ (further away than) · fi kauempana kuin (on the far side of) · ru по́сле (later than; after) · nb bortenfor (on the far side of) · fi takana (further away than) · af meer (later than; after) · af anderkant (further away than) · bg след (later than; after) · be зза́ду (further away than) · pt além (on the far side of) · kix ājâilè (on the far side of) · grc πέρα (on the far side of) · hy ուշ (later than; after) · la trans (on the far side of) · fi myöhemmin kuin (later than; after) · it oltre (in addition to) · ar أَبْعَد (further away than) · ru позади́ (further away than) · ar فَوْق (greater than) · it dopo (later than; after) · cs za (further away than) · af verby (on the far side of) · it più di (further away than) · grc πέρα (further away than) · eo trans (on the far side of) · eo preter (further away than) · it dall'altra parte di (further away than) · la ultra (further away than) · la utra (further away than) · arz فوق (greater than) · ca enllà (further away than) · fa فرا (further away than) · it (al) di là di (further away than) · la ultra (in addition to) · bn বাইরে (past, out of reach of) · be па-за́ (further away than) · bg отвъд (on the far side of) · pl poza (in addition to) · uk поза́ду (further away than) · fr au-delà (further away than) · be за (further away than) · ru да́льше (further away than) · uk зза́ду (further away than) · kix ājâilè (further away than) · mi ki tua (on the far side of) · bg след (further away than) · cop ⲙⲡⲃⲗ- (further away than) · es más allá / acullá de (further away than) · it oltre (on the far side of) · cop ⲙⲡⲃⲗⲗⲉ⸗ (further away than) · hy դուրս (further away than) · af verder (on the far side of)

beyond en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈjɔɳɖ/ (South-Asia)
  • /biˈjɒnd/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • (California) audio
  • /bɪˈjɛnd/ (New-England, obsolete)
  • /biˈjɔnd/ (Australia)
  • /bɪˈjɑɳɖ/ (South-Asia) father-bother merger
  • /biˈ(j)ɑnd/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /bɪˈjɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [biˈjɔ̟nd] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Farther along or away.
    • next year and beyond
  2. (not-comparable) In addition; more.
  3. (informal, not-comparable) extremely, more than
    • 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. 2009, Jenny Lee, Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 7:
    • Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited [title] 2017 July 13, Joseph Gamp, “Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited”, in Metro:
    • “We are BEYOND not ready for climate change,” Mark Levine, a City Council representative, declared on Twitter. 2021 September 1, Michael Levenson, Anne Barnard, quoting Mark Levine, “Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Synonyms

very much · almighty · drastically · extraordinarily · violently · wildly · beyond · immensely · exceedingly · damn · insanely · awfully · jolly · badly · ayont · strikingly · wicked · ayond · intensely · acutely · severely · terribly · impossibly · murrain · highly · hugely · indecently · mightily

Translations (5)

es más allá (farther along or away) · grc ὑπερέκεινα (farther along or away) · ga lastall (farther along or away) · fi kauempana (farther along or away) · fi lisäksi (in addition; more)

beyond en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈjɔɳɖ/ (South-Asia)
  • /biˈjɒnd/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • (California) audio
  • /bɪˈjɛnd/ (New-England, obsolete)
  • /biˈjɔnd/ (Australia)
  • /bɪˈjɑɳɖ/ (South-Asia) father-bother merger
  • /biˈ(j)ɑnd/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /bɪˈjɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [biˈjɔ̟nd] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. 2006, Haun Saussy, American Comparative Literature Association, Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization:

Forms

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beyonds Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

back of beyond · beyond the beyonds · great beyond