beyond

beyond
beyond O.E. begeondan "beyond, from the farther side," from BE- (Cf. be-) "by," here probably indicating position, + geond "yonder" (prep.); see YOND (Cf. yond). A compound not found elsewhere in Germanic.

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  • Beyond — Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that flaming… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beyond — [bē änd′] prep. [ME biyonde < OE begeondan < be,BY + geond,YONDER] 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,… …   English World dictionary

  • Beyond — Be*yond , adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder. [1913 Webster] Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beyond — [adv/prep] further; outside limits above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off,… …   New thesaurus

  • beyond — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) at or to the further side of. 2) more extensive or extreme than. 3) happening or continuing after. 4) having reached or progressed further than (a specified level or amount). 5) to or in a degree where a specified action …   English terms dictionary

  • Beyond — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock Gründung 1983 Auflösung 2005 Gründungsmitgl …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • beyond — index further Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • beyond — be|yond1 [ bı jand ] function word *** Beyond can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): the world beyond the prison wall as an adverb (without a following noun): The empire extended to the Danube River and beyond.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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