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beyond

adv.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌbiˈɔnd// UK //bɪjˈɒnd// be·yond General-service Informal

adv. on the further side of something, or further away than a specific point. You can also use it to mean 'more than' a certain amount or limit.

adv. at or to the further side of; outside the range or limits of a particular subject, activity, or time.


SIMPLE

The house is just beyond those trees.

CONTEXTUAL

The cost of the repairs was far beyond what we had originally planned to spend.

COMPLEX

The implications of this discovery reach far beyond the laboratory, potentially altering our fundamental understanding of cellular regeneration across all biological sciences.

Origin

From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.

Usage

Commonly functions as a preposition followed by a noun phrase; when used as an adverb, it typically appears at the end of a clause to indicate further distance.

Pitfall

The task was beyond of my abilitiesThe task was beyond my abilitiesBeyond is a preposition and does not require 'of' to connect to its object.

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