# beyond

Pronunciation: say "bee-YOND" US /biˈ(j)ɑnd/, UK /bɪˈjɒnd/

## Preposition

1. On or to the far side of something; farther away than a given point, place, or distance.
   - Simple: On the other side of something, or farther away than a certain place.
   - _A narrow valley opened up beyond the ridge we had climbed._
   - _The customs checkpoint sits beyond the river that marks the border._
2. Greater than a limit or measure; so as to exceed or surpass it.
   - Simple: More than a limit or amount, greater than it.
   - _The project's demands grew beyond the team's capacity to deliver on time._
   - _His generosity extended beyond anything his colleagues had expected._
3. Besides a particular thing; in addition to it, so that something more is added on top of it.
   - Simple: As well as something else, on top of it.
   - _The grant covers tuition, and beyond that, a modest living stipend._
   - _Beyond his teaching duties, the professor advises three doctoral students._
4. Past the point of reach or remedy; out of reach of some action or effect.
   - Simple: Past the point where something can be helped, fixed, or controlled.
   - _The old factory had decayed beyond any hope of restoration._
   - _Once the deadline passed, the matter was beyond the committee's authority._
6. Later than a particular time, date, or age; past it.
   - Simple: Later than a certain time, or after it.
   - _The shop stays open beyond the usual closing hour during the holidays._
   - _Few of the original founders remained beyond the company's first decade._
9. Outside the limits of someone's understanding or comprehension.
   - Simple: Too hard for someone to understand.
   - _The technical evidence about DNA testing was beyond most of the jurors._
   - _How the ancient builders moved such stones is still beyond modern explanation._

## Adverb

5. Farther away, past a place already mentioned or in view; on into the distance.
   - Simple: At or to a place farther along or farther away.
   - _From the lookout we could trace the coastline and the islands scattered beyond._
   - _The path led to a clearing, and a dense forest rose beyond._
7. Into the period that follows a stated time or stage; on into the future from then.
   - Simple: At a later time or stage than the one named, and going on after it.
   - _The city's budget plan sets out spending through 2030 and beyond._
   - _Her songs stayed popular well into the 1970s and beyond._
8. As well; besides, adding something more to what has just been said rather than going further in space or time.
   - Simple: As well, or more than what was already said.
   - _They wanted a steady income and a quiet home, and nothing beyond._
   - _He asked only for a fair wage and sought nothing beyond._
10. Extremely; to a degree more than usual or expected. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very much, more than you would expect.
   - _The fans were beyond thrilled when the band announced a reunion tour._
   - _After three delayed flights and a lost suitcase, we were beyond tired by the time we finally got home._

## Noun

11. Existence or life after death; the hereafter.
   - Simple: Life after death.
   - _The funeral hymn spoke of a peaceful rest in the beyond._
   - _Ancient burial rites prepared the dead for their passage into the beyond._
12. Whatever is unknown or unexplored; the mysterious world outside what people have experienced or mapped.
   - Simple: The unknown world or region far away.
   - _Explorers have always felt the pull of the beyond, where no map yet reaches._
   - _Early mapmakers, knowing nothing of the beyond, filled the blank edges of their charts with sea monsters._
13. A distant region; something lying far off in the remote distance.
   - Simple: A faraway place lying in the distance.
   - _From the top of the ridge, the wheat fields rolled on for miles and disappeared into the hazy beyond._
   - _The ship's lights grew smaller and smaller until they vanished into the dark beyond._

## Origin

Old English beġeondan, built from be- and ġeond, became Middle English biyonde. 'Yonder' is a relative.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/beyond (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).