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CIDE DICTIONARY
beyond, prep. [OE. biyonde, bi, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.].
- On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster]"Beyond that flaming hill." [1913 Webster]
- At a place or time not yet reached; before. [1913 Webster]"A thing beyond us, even before our death." [1913 Webster]
- Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength. [1913 Webster]
- In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. Barrow. [1913 Webster]"Beyond any of the great men of my country." [1913 Webster]"That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter." [1913 Webster]
beyond, adv.
Further away; at a distance; yonder. [1913 Webster]
"Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
beyond, prep., adv., & n.
--prep.
1 at or to the further side of (beyond the river).
2 outside the scope, range, or understanding of (beyond repair; beyond a joke; it is beyond me).
3 more than.
--adv.
1 at or to the further side.
2 further on.
--n. (prec. by the) the unknown after death.
--prep.
1 at or to the further side of (beyond the river).
2 outside the scope, range, or understanding of (beyond repair; beyond a joke; it is beyond me).
3 more than.
--adv.
1 at or to the further side.
2 further on.
--n. (prec. by the) the unknown after death.
Idiom
the back of beyond see BACK.
Etymology
OE beg(e)ondan (as BY, YON, YONDER)
THESAURUS
beyond
Heaven, Paradise, a better place, above, above and beyond, across, added, additionally, after, afterlife, afterworld, again, all included, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, as well, as well as, athwart, au reste, behind, beside, besides, destiny, else, en plus, eternal home, extra, farther, fate, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, future state, home, in addition, in excess of, inter alia, into the bargain, item, later than, life after death, life to come, likewise, more, moreover, new, next world, on the side, on top of, other, otherwise, otherworld, outside, over, over and above, past, plus, postexistence, similarly, subsequent to, the beyond, the good hereafter, the grave, the great beyond, the great hereafter, the hereafter, the unknown, then, therewith, to boot, too, too deep for, transversely, what bodes, what is fated, without, world to come, yet, yon, yonderROGET THESAURUS
beyond
Superiority
N superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, trikumia, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy), superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope increased, enlarged, beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, kat exochin, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more, I shall not look upon his like again, deos fortioribus addesse.Distance
N distance, space, remoteness, farness, far- cry to, longinquity, elongation, offing, background, remote region, removedness, parallax, reach, span, stride, outpost, outskirt, horizon, aphelion, foreign parts, ultima Thule, ne plus ultra, antipodes, long range, giant's stride, dispersion, length, cosmic distance, light-years, distant, far off, far away, remote, telescopic, distal, wide of, stretching to, yon, yonder, ulterior, transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine, tramontane, ultramontane, ultramundane, hyperborean, antipodean, inaccessible, out of the way, unapproached, unapproachable, incontiguous, far off, far away, afar, afar off, off, away, a long way off, a great way off, a good way off, wide away, aloof, wide of, clear of, out of the way, out of reach, abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond, outre mer, over the border, far and wide, over the hills and far away, from pole to pole, to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth, out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark, a far cry to, apart, asunder, wide apart, wide asunder, longo intervallo, at arm's length, distance lends enchantment, it's a long long way to Tipperary, out of sight, out of mind.Also see definition of "beyond" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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