- Beyond
- 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.
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Beyond that flaming hill. --G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
2. At a place or time not yet reached; before. [1913 Webster]
A thing beyond us, even before our death. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
3. 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]
4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. ``Beyond expectation.'' --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
Beyond any of the great men of my country. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
{Beyond sea}. (Law) See under {Sea}.
{To go beyond}, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent. [1913 Webster]
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter. --1 Thess. iv. 6. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
