beyond

Meaning

Prep

1. Further away than.
2. On the far side of.
3. Later than; after.
4. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
5. In addition to; supplementing.
6. (figuratively) Past, or out of reach of.
7. (figuratively) Not within the comprehension of.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Farther along or away.
2. (not-comparable) In addition; more.
3. (informal, not-comparable) extremely, more than

Noun

1. The unknown.
2. The hereafter.
3. Something that is far beyond.

Synonyms

past

over

across

other side

opposite side

above

outside

further

over there

on the other side of

on the other side

behind

more than

by

there

out of

besides

apart from

away

forward

except

other than

out

hereafter

further than

more

far away

farther

thither

most

next world

ahead

on

🔛

recently

save

short of

superior

supra

surpass

surpassing

that way

thence

too much

toward

towards

transcend

transcendent

ultra

upon

at that place

Translations

oltre

jenseits

au-delà

más allá de

voorbij

verderop

πέραν

ultra

verder

über

più in là di

au-delà de

over

plus loin

outre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈjɒnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: biyonde

Inherited from Old English: beġeondan

In summary

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