Definition of Beyond
Beyond
be·yond
Definition/Meaning
(preposition)
to or at the further side of something;
e.g. Our destination is just beyond those mountains.
(preposition)
outside the range of something or further than its limits;
e.g. Your request is beyond my abilities.
(preposition)
continuing to happen after a particular event or time;
e.g. He continued to drive his car beyond the age of seventy.
(preposition)
having achieved a certain level or progressed past/above a certain stage or amount;
e.g. They have never secured beyond forty percent of the votes.
(preposition)
to too great a degree or extent to be understood, achieved, or acted upon;
e.g. The building was damaged beyond repair.
(preposition)
excepting something (apart from it) or in addition to something (besides it);
e.g. She didn't give us much information beyond what we absolutely had to know.
(adverb)
to or at the further side of something, or past a particular extreme of something;
e.g. They plan on travelling to the forest and beyond, where they have never gone before.
(adverb)
after a particular event or time;
e.g. Their meeting lasted late into the afternoon and beyond.
(adverb)
greater than a certain number or above a particular amount;
e.g. He knew what he had to do, but nothing beyond.
(noun)
something that lies in the unknown, outside of ordinary experience, especially with regards to life and death;
e.g. He is somewhat afraid of the beyond and what happens after one dies.
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