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Meaning of beyond in English

beyond
preposition, adverb
us
/biˈjɑːnd/ uk
/biˈjɒnd/

beyond preposition, adverb (FARTHER AWAY)

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B1
farther away in the distance (than something):
In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town.
From the top of the hill we could see our house and the woods beyond.
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Ahead, in front and beyond

beyond preposition, adverb (OUTSIDE A LIMIT)

B1
outside or after (a stated limit):
Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.
We cannot allow the work to continue beyond the end of the year.
I have nothing to tell you beyond (= in addition to) what I told you earlier.
The repercussions will be felt throughout the industry and beyond (= in other areas).
Tonight's performance has been canceled due to circumstances beyond our control (= events that we are unable to deal with).
She has always lived beyond her means (= spent more than she has earned).
go beyond sth
to be more than or not limited to something:
The appeal of this device goes beyond convenience.
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beyond belief, repair, recognition, etc.
C2
too great or bad for anyone to believe, repair, recognize, etc.:
His thoughtlessness is beyond belief.
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beyond excited, serious, angry, etc.
informal
extremely excited, serious, angry, etc.:
She says she is beyond excited to see her son for the first time in more than three years.
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beyond a reasonable doubt US (UK beyond reasonable doubt)
If a legal case or a person's guilt is proved beyond a reasonable doubt, there is enough proof for the person accused of a crime to be judged guilty:
Her guilt was established beyond a reasonable doubt.
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beyond preposition, adverb (NOT UNDERSTAND)

be beyond someone
C1 informal
If something is beyond you, you are unable to understand it:
Physics is completely beyond me.
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Grammar

Beyond
Beyond is a preposition or an adverb. …

Idioms

beyond compare
beyond a joke
beyond a shadow of a doubt
beyond the pale
from beyond the grave
(Definition of beyond from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

beyond | Intermediate English

beyond
preposition, adverb [ not gradable ]
us
/biˈɑnd/

beyond preposition, adverb [not gradable] (FARTHER AWAY)

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farther away in the distance than something:
Beyond the river was a small town.
From the top of the hill we could see our house and the woods beyond.

beyond preposition, adverb [not gradable] (OUTSIDE A LIMIT)

outside or after a stated limit:
Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.
Beyond a certain level of tiredness, it is impossible to work productively.
Tonight’s performance has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
Beyond also means more than:
I’ve got nothing to tell you beyond what I said earlier.
My job goes beyond teaching facts – my aim is to get children to think for themselves.
Beyond also means at a point where something could not be:
She has changed beyond recognition.
The car was damaged beyond repair.

Idioms

beyond me
beyond someone’s wildest dreams
(Definition of beyond from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of beyond

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From a 2011 perspective, it seems beyond nutty.
From The Atlantic
But let's look beyond the ethnicity of the people involved.
From NJ.com
Go beyond breakfast and wake up your routine just by putting an egg on it.
From Chicago Daily Herald
What can be done as the next steps, it's beyond my jurisdiction.
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He's suspicious of fame and the people and things that come with it, but he's not beyond declarations of being stardom-worthy.
From NOLA.com
Deep inside, her character knows that some teens are simply broken beyond all possible repair.
From OCRegister
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists say investors have grown more cautious this year, particularly with companies beyond their earliest stages.
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Shelving opened up, cabinets went darker and metallic accents moved well beyond cabinet knobs.
From Huffington Post
I was sitting in the blank void beyond the precipice with discipline, focus, a fire in my belly.
From Huffington Post
Or until they scale to suburbia and beyond -- aka 50% of the world today.
From TechCrunch
Beyond congratulating him for being persistent, we should read this as a cautionary tale.
From TIME
That's one which the smartwatch makers of 2014 and beyond would be smart to heed.
From Fast Company
He knew he was going to do great things beyond the football field.
From NBCNews.com
Some wondered if issues in the sheriff's office stemmed beyond the report.
From Baltimore Sun
It still needs to find a purpose beyond fitness.
From The Verge
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Translations of beyond

in Chinese (Traditional)
更遠, 遠於, 範圍之外…
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更远, 远于, 范围之外…
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más allá de, más alla de, por encima de…
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além de, depois de, fora de…
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आणखी दूर अंतरावर (काहीतरी पेक्षा), बाहेर किंवा नंतर (सांगितलेली, घालून दिलेली मर्यादा)…
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～の向こう側に, ～を過ぎて, ～以降…
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ötede, yan tarafında, den sonra…
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au-delà de, au-dessus de, après…
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a l’altre costat de, més enllà de…
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voorbij, verder dan, buiten het bereik van…
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தூரத்தில், மேலும் தொலைவில் (எதையாவது விட), வெளியே அல்லது அதற்குப் பிறகு (கூறப்பட்ட வரம்பிற்கு)…
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(किसी चीज़ से दूरी में) के दूसरी ओर, के परे, के पार…
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પેલી પાર, _ની થી આગળ, ઉપરાંત…
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på den anden side, udover, længere…
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bortom, på andra sidan om, längre än…
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disebalik sana, sehingga, diluar pertolongan…
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jenseits, weiter als, außer…
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forbi, lenger enn, over…
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پرے, دور, اس پار…
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за, поза, за межею чого…
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за, после, выше чьего-либо понимания…
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దాటి, మించి, బయట లేక తర్వాత…
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مِن النّاحية الأُخْرَى, بَعد…
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তার পরেও, ব্যতীত…
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za, dále než, mimo…
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di seberang, melampaui, di luar jangkauan…
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ที่อยู่ไกลออกไป, ที่ไกลกว่า, เลยออกไป…
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ở hay tới một điểm xa hơn, muộn hơn một thời điểm nào đó, vượt ra…
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za, ponad, niezrozumiały dla…
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저편에, (특정 시간이나 날짜를) 지나…
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oltre, al di là di, più di…
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