to go beyond
266
3.6
- phrasal verb
- Schools need a curriculum rich in issues and ideas that go beyond just core knowledge.
- go beyond mere
- go beyond just
- go beyond the requirements
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then he goes beyond that into faith.
- And then he goes beyond that into faith.
- I think podcasts have to go beyond filling time.
- And as I said, it goes beyond you just being a thing.
- OK, so the ultimate form of going beyond that circle is death itself.
- The only way to know the truth is to go beyond all systems of thought.
- And he is going to go beyond just providing this argument.
- We can feel ourselves going beyond the categories.
- But now imagine if you go beyond two people.
- But you have to go beyond just not believing in something.
- We have to be aware of ourselves and it goes beyond having good intentions.
- We don't have theories that go beyond a certain point for all sorts of things.
Examples
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The new virtual spaces for our libraries go beyond just a school website.
Academic text (2011) -
Even when the circumstances go beyond our control, we still choose how we react to them.
Fiction book (2000) -
The only way to know the truth is to go beyond all systems of thought.
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The first problem was going beyond the comfortable design size limit.
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However, the results of this study go beyond the replication of previous research in several important ways.
Academic text (2011) -
Primary sources can be used to go beyond the information in a textbook.
Academic text (1999) -
In fact, many students went beyond the requirements, writing far more comments than mandated.
Academic text (2011) -
I think podcasts have to go beyond filling time.
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On the other hand, our fieldwork proved that reality goes beyond statistics.
Academic text (2011) -
Her dedication to the project went beyond what anyone expected, demonstrating her commitment.
Synonyms
269
4.1
To be greater than a set amount or beyond what people expect
242
4.2
Say or do something that is not acceptable and may hurt people
94
6.8
To go beyond a limit or expectation
55
4.4
To do something more than is needed
52
5.6
To do something more extreme than people expect
43
5.9
To go beyond a limit or rule
35
7.3
To try new ideas that go beyond accepted limits
35
5.3
To go beyond what is reasonable or acceptable
16
3.7
To do more than is required to help others or complete a task
14
3.5
Be better than a limit or what people expected
13
5.0
Go beyond what people consider acceptable
12
6.8
To become faster, better, or larger than another
2
5.3
Go past a limit or planned time
2
6.2
To behave in a way people think is not acceptable
1
8.1
To move past another person or thing and go ahead of them
To do better than someone or something
To go past a limit or cross a border
Antonyms
How Far
- Formal
94
6.8
99
4.6
269
4.1
266
3.6
814
1.3
91
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to exceed a limit/expectation' is directly derivable from combining 'go' (move/proceed) with 'beyond' (further than), a straightforward spatial-to-figurative extension. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English particle usage, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Go beyond comes from the simple image of walking past a line or fence: go means to move and beyond means past the line. That's why it now means 'to go past' a limit or 'do more than' people expect.