beyond

English Online Dictionary. What means beyond‎? What does beyond mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- +‎ ġeond; related to yonder.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɪˈjɒnd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /biˈ(j)ɑnd/
• (New England, obsolete) IPA^(key): /bɪˈjɛnd/
• Rhymes: -ɒnd
• Hyphenation: be‧yond

Preposition

beyond

1. Further away than.
2. On the far side of.
3. Later than; after.
4. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
5. In addition to; supplementing.

6. (figurative) Past, or out of reach of.
7. (figurative) Not within the comprehension of.

Synonyms

• ayond
• ayont

Antonyms

• before
• earlier

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• para-

Adverb

beyond (not comparable)

1. Farther along or away.

   Synonyms: ayond, (obsolete) ayont

2. In addition; more.
3. (informal) extremely, more than

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:extremely

Translations

Noun

beyond (plural beyonds)

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

Derived terms

• back of beyond
• beyond the beyonds
• great beyond

Translations

References

Further reading

• “beyond”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “beyond”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Bondye, Boyden