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   Be·yond

   /bēˈ(y)änd/

   

   preposition

   • 1. at or to the further side of: "he pointed to a spot beyond the trees" Similar on the far side ofon the farther side ofon the other side offurther on thanbehindpastafteroveroutwith
   • ▪ outside the physical limits or range of: "the hook that held the chandelier was beyond her reach"
   • ▪ more extensive or extreme than; further-reaching than: "the authority of the inspectors goes beyond ordinary police powers"
   • 2. happening or continuing after (a specified time or event): "many people work well beyond the age of sixty-five" Similar later thanpastafter
   • 3. having progressed or achieved more than (a specified stage or level): "we need to get beyond square one"
   • ▪ above or greater than (a specified amount): "absenteeism had gone beyond 15%" Similar greater thanmore thanexceedingin excess ofaboveover and aboveabove and beyondupwards of
   • 4. to or in a degree or condition where a specified action is impossible: "the landscape has changed beyond recognition" Similar outside the range ofbeyond the power/capacity ofoutside the limitations ofsurpassing
   • ▪ too much for (someone) to achieve or understand: "the questions were well beyond the average adult"
   • 5. apart from; except: "beyond telling us that she was well educated, he has nothing to say about her" Similar apart fromexceptother than

   adverb

   • 1. at or to the further side of something: "from south of Dortmund as far as Essen and beyond" Similar further onfar offfar awayin the distanceafararchaic:yonderOpposite nearclose
   • ▪ more extensive or extreme than a particular point: "the athletes are pushing themselves to their limits and beyond"
   • ▪ after a specified time or event: "music went on into the night and beyond"
   • ▪ above or greater than a specified amount: "he could count up to a billion now, and beyond"
   • 2. used before an adjective to indicate a quality surpassing that expressed by the adjective; absolutely or utterly: "it's beyond bizarre to leave out arguably the greatest NBA player of all time" Similar utterlyabsolutelycompletelytotallyentirelywhollythoroughlyfullypositivelytrulyaltogetherone hundred percentdownrightextremelyabsurdlyreallyveryinformal:cleanplumbdeadtotes

   noun

   • 1. the unknown, especially in references to life after death: "messages from the beyond"

   Word Origin Old Englishbegeondan, from be ‘by’ + geondan of Germanic origin (related to yon and yonder).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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