beyond

English

Etymology

Old English beġeondan

Pronunciation

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Preposition

beyond

1. Further away than.
2. On the far side of.
3. Later than; after.
4. Greater than.
5. In addition to.

See also

• para-

Synonyms

• ayond
• ayont

Antonyms

• before
• earlier

Derived terms

• beyond a reasonable doubt
• beyond doubt
• beyond one's ken
• beyond question
• beyond recognition
• beyond the black stump
• beyond the pale

Translations

further away than

Afrikaans: anderkant (af) Armenian: դուրս (hy) (durs) Bulgarian: отзад (bg), след (bg) Dutch: verder weg dan (nl) Finnish: yli (fi)

French: au delà de (fr) Galician: alén Italian: più lontano di (it) Latin: utra (la), ultra (la) Russian: за (za), позади (pozadí), дальше (dál'še)

on the far side of

Afrikaans: verder (af), verby (af) Bulgarian: отвъд (bg) German: jenseits (de)

Latin: trans (la) Russian: за (za), позади (pozadí)

later than; after

Afrikaans: meer (af), buite (af) Armenian: ուշ (hy) (uš) Bulgarian: след (bg)

Latin: ultra (la) Russian: после (ru) (pósl'e)

greater than

Latin: ultra (la)

Russian: выше (ru) (výše)

in addition to

Armenian: բացի (hy) (bac’i), դուրս (hy) (durs) Latin: ultra (la)

Russian: кроме (króm'e), не считая (n'e š'itája)

Adverb

beyond (not comparable)

1. Farther along or away.
2. In addition; more.

Synonyms

• ayond, ayont (obsolete)

Noun

beyond (uncountable)

1. The unknown.
2. The hereafter.

Derived terms

• back of beyond

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: toward · feeling · later · #488: beyond · rose · age · nearly