beyond
40
1.0
- adverb
- /bɪˈjɑnd/
:
más allá de
- The garden extends beyond the fence into the neighboring yard.
- lie beyond the lane
Examples
-
So we are looking beyond our local borders.
-
On the right is a path that winds up to the promontory and beyond, across the mountains.
Fiction book (1992) -
And obviously this this year and beyond will be historical.
-
that I could dream the six, but beyond the six trees
-
So a little bit beyond social media.
-
The door beyond leads to the church, sir.
-
Far below was a lake, and mountains beyond, and over the mountains, the sun appeared.
Fiction book (1990) -
Immigration goes up according to things that are often beyond our control, like wars.
-
Not even the train, which was passing just beyond, distracted him now.
Fiction book (1990) -
Near the top of the hill, you'll see the school, and just beyond, a little house with a red mailbox.
Synonyms
24
1.0
Near the outer edge or side farther from the center
On the other side of something, often in old or poetic speech
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beyond comes from be- and yond, the same root as yonder which means 'over there' or 'on the other side'. That's why beyond is used to show something is at the farther side of a place you can see.