beyond — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, bad, beautiful, excited, fat, live, next, patient

She was beyond excited when she found out she'd won the competition.

VERB + BEYOND

conduct, continue, meaning, staff, swimming, went, worked

The lifeguard warned children not to swim beyond the marked safety line.

BEYOND + NOUN

boundaries, boundary, comprehension, correction, description, expectations, okayama, sea

His talent for music went beyond all expectations from the very beginning.

PREP.

in

The damage from the storm extended far beyond what insurance would cover in the end.

ADV.

quite, such

That performance was quite beyond what anyone expected from a beginner.

Definitions

prep

1

Further away than.

2

On the far side of.

No swimming beyond this point.

England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.

3

Later than; after.

4

Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.

He was a painter who was trying to get beyond painting, to escape from purely visual experience and lead his art in a more conceptual direction with a systematic approach.

5

In addition to; supplementing.

She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.

adv

1

Farther along or away.

next year and beyond

2

In addition; more.

3

extremely, more than

But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should never do.

Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited [title]

noun

1

The unknown.

2

The hereafter.

3

Something that is far beyond.

And that is perhaps why I am constantly searching for great beyonds — beyonds that will permit the application of different theoretical models (be they semiotically-inspired, gender-inspired, sexuality-inspired, and so on) beyond any disciplinary confines.

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Idioms & Phrases

beyond the pale

Of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, ethics, etc.

The very date which put them beyond the pale as belligerents was that which they seem to have chosen in order to prove what active and valiant soldiers they still remained.

above and beyond

Further than; doing more than is expected or required.

The hospital staff often go above and beyond what is required of them.

beyond the black stump

In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.

While Millard did not shift from log cabin to White House, he did transport himself from beyond the Black Stump to strike it rich at Stawell.

beyond a shadow of a doubt

Without any doubt or hesitation at all.

I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert.

beyond one's pay grade

Beyond one's level of authority.

1971, Testimony before U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Sir, I think that is a policy decision only the President can make. That is beyond my pay grade.

Example Bank

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01

No swimming beyond this point.

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England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-m

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03

Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.

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04

next year and beyond

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05

But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should n

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06

Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited [title]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, beyond is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.