Beyond
[bɪ'jɒnd] or [bɪ'jɑnd]
Definition
(adv.) in addition; 'agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond'.
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) on the farther side from the observer; 'a pond with a hayfield beyond'.
Typist: Marcus--From WordNet
Definition
(prep.) On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
(prep.) At a place or time not yet reached; before.
(prep.) Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.
(prep.) In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind.
(adv.) Further away; at a distance; yonder.
Inputed by Jane
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. [1]. On the further side of.[2]. Before, at a distance before.[3]. Remote from, out of the reach of, out of the grasp of.[4]. Farther than.[5]. Above, superior to.
ad. Yonder, at a distance.
Inputed by Glenda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Over, further, past, more
ANT:Here, close, near, hither, less, short
Checker: Max
Definition
prep. on the farther side of: farther onward than: out of reach of: past in time: above superior to.—Beyond measure excessively; Beyond seas abroad; The back of beyond (De Quincey &c.) a humorous phrase for any place a great way off; To be beyond one to pass his comprehension; To go beyond to surpass: to circumvent: (B. Shak.) to overreach.
Checked by Alden
Examples
- I have something beyond this, but I will call it a defect, not an endowment, if it leads me to misery, while ye are happy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In those in which they take place, and are in farm, there are many local duties which do not extend beyond a particular town or district. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Beyond the boundaries of the plantation, George had noticed a dry, sandy knoll, shaded by a few trees; there they made the grave. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The forest of oak trees on the mountain beyond the town was gone. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Every king and princelet in Europe was building his own Versailles as much beyond his means as his subjects and credits would permit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Elinor tried to talk of something else; but Miss Steele could not be kept beyond a couple of minutes, from what was uppermost in her mind. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Whether his whole soul is devoted to the great or whether he yields them nothing beyond the services he sells is his personal secret. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To the eastward lies the Valley of the Jordan and beyond it the mountains of Gilead. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- At his feet an opening looked out upon a green sward, and at a little distance beyond was the dense wall of jungle and forest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- If I have gone a little beyond what you were prepared for, I can go back, I suppose? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He always admitted his blunders, and extenuated those of officers under him beyond what they were entitled to. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She has the age and sense of a woman, but the outs and not outs are beyond me. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Indeed Scott did not deem it important to hold anything beyond the Rio Grande, and authorized Taylor to fall back to that line if he chose. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It reached out far beyond the utmost limits of the empire, into Armenia, Persia, Abyssinia, Ireland, Germany, India, and Turkestan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You've never been beyond. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- If the woman's fierce temper once got beyond her control, and once flamed out on me, she might yet say the words which would put the clue in my hands. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Then I don't understand,' pursues the Father, 'how even their living beyond their means could bring them to what has been termed a total smash. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Let it be somewhere beyond reach; in some obscure life--or, better still, in some obscure death. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The truth is, Harriet, that my playing is just good enough to be praised, but Jane Fairfax's is much beyond it. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He led us through the passage and out into a dark hall beyond. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- To go thither, to escape across the Ohio river, were the first hurried outlines of her plan of escape; beyond that, she could only hope in God. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Sir Percival's delight and surprise appeared to be beyond all expression. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A rustle in a field beyond the hedge attracted his attention. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Real life is beyond his control and influence because real life is largely agitated by impulses and habits, unconscious needs, faith, hope and desire. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Will we meet beyond the grave? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He did not care if in breaking Germany Europe was broken; his mind did not go far enough beyond the Rhine to understand that possibility. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Away beyond the dawn of history, 3000 or 4000 years ago, one thinks of the Wiltshire uplands in the twilight of a midsummer day's morning. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You make one bite your head off, when one wants to be soothing beyond everything. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- That place was not beyond the limits of my command, which, it had been expressly declared in orders, were not defined. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Checked by Alden