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beyond definition

be·yond (bē änd′)

  1. on or to the far side of; farther on than; past beyond the river
  2. farther on in time than; later than beyond the visiting hours
  3. outside the reach, possibility, or understanding of beyond help, beyond belief
  4. more or better than; exceeding; surpassing a success beyond one's expectations
  5. in addition to he had no experience beyond school training

Etymology: ME biyonde < OE begeondan < be, by + geond, yonder

adverb

  1. farther out; farther away
  2. in addition; besides
beyond Idioms

the beyond

  1. whatever is beyond or far away
  2. whatever follows death; afterlife
    often the great beyond

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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