- that which is at a great distance.
- Also the great beyond.the afterlife; life after death.
Origin of beyond
Related Words for beyondabove, after, ahead, before, behind, besides, farther, moreover, outside, over, past, remote, without, yonder, hyper
Examples from the Web for beyond
Contemporary Examples of beyond
There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501
January 6, 2015
Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss
January 5, 2015
Bottom line is that it will only be a BVR [beyond visual range] airplane.New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019
December 31, 2014
He scrambled outside to find a 25-foot-wide crater just beyond the mud wall surrounding his family compound.The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan
December 29, 2014
Beyond that, how will China evolve its rigid Internet policy?China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think
December 27, 2014
Historical Examples of beyond
Beyond it, I saw you standing with outstretched arms, as if you sought to come to me, but could not.Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
No person, no home, no community can be beyond the reach of this call.
Why, man, if we've been beyond the law up to this time, we can laugh at the law now.Way of the Lawless
The physical facts couldn't be denied, and beyond the physical facts I could discern nothing.
Beyond the controlling power of money we have no vision, and we see no laws.
Word Origin for beyond
In addition to the idioms beginning with beyond
- beyond a doubt
- beyond the shadow of a doubt
- beyond comparison
- beyond measure
- beyond one's depth
- beyond one's means
- beyond question
- beyond reach
- beyond recall
- beyond reproach
- beyond the call of duty
- beyond the pale
- above and beyond
- back of beyond
- can't see beyond the end of one's nose