Beyond \Be*yond"\, prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS.
begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder.
See Yon, Yonder.]
1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and
further on or away than.
Beyond that flaming hill. --G. Fletcher.
2. At a place or time not yet reached; before.
A thing beyond us, even before our death. --Pope.
3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater
than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's
strength.
4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding
to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity,
excellence, or quality of any kind. ``Beyond
expectation.'' --Barrow.
Beyond any of the great men of my country. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea.
To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in
anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or
circumvent.
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any
matter. --1 Thess. iv.
6.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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