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beyond

/biˈ(j)ɑnd/

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What does beyond mean?

preposition

  1. Further away than.
  2. On the far side of.
  3. Later than; after.
More meanings (10)

preposition

  1. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
  2. In addition to; supplementing.
  3. (figuratively) Past, or out of reach of.
  4. (figuratively) Not within the comprehension of.

adverb

  1. Farther along or away.
  2. In addition; more.
  3. (informal) extremely, more than

noun

  1. The unknown.
  2. The hereafter.
  3. Something that is far beyond.

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IPA pronunciation

/biˈ(j)ɑnd/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/bɪˈjɛnd/
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Unlike Slightly’s door, it filled the aperture, so that he could not see beyond it, nor could the one knocking see him.
J. M. (James Matthew) BarriePeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]Project Gutenberg ebook #16
Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of this publication.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
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We felt that once beyond it we might look with some little hope of success for a passage to the outside world.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
The sun was down—as far as that barrier was concerned, but not for the Jungfrau, towering into the heavens beyond the gateway.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
This enormous hole was beyond all measurement, and formed a gloomy abyss, the bottom of which the sun’s rays could never reach.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83