beyond
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1.0
- adverb
- /bɪˈjɑnd/
- And we'll go, you know, way beyond what we can imagine.
- go beyond
- beyond his years
- decade and beyond
Examples
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The effects of climate change will extend beyond the next generation.
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They don't feel that it's worth fighting for beyond the current circumstances.
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Maybe we're just beyond that as a culture.
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And I would say beyond that, there are many of you.
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Whatever lay beyond would not be known to me
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Students in upper elementary school and beyond are expected to read a variety of texts.
Academic text (2015) -
The research establishing this relation in elementary school and beyond is substantial.
Academic text (2008) -
And the implications for this go far beyond just Melville's work.
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Successful organizations of the nineties and beyond must tap the resources, talents, and skills of all employees.
Academic text (1992) -
And often, what you'll find is beyond your wildest dreams.
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Idioms
- Informal
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8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
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Etymology
Beyond comes from be- + yond, with yond like yonder meaning 'on the other side'. So beyond can mean 'further' in space, time, or degree, as in 'beyond midnight' or 'beyond what we expected'.