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. [1913 Webster] Beyond that flaming… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beyond sea — 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. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beyond — Be*yond , adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder. [1913 Webster] Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beyond — be|yond1 [ bı jand ] function word *** Beyond can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): the world beyond the prison wall as an adverb (without a following noun): The empire extended to the Danube River and beyond.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Yond — Yond, adv. & a. [OE. yond, [yogh]ond, [yogh]eond, through, beyond, over, AS. geond, adv. & prep.; cf. Goth. jaind thither. [root]188. See {Yon}, a.] Yonder. [Obs.] Yond in the garden. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beyond — O.E. begeondan beyond, from the farther side, from BE (Cf. be ) by, here probably indicating position, + geond yonder (prep.); see YOND (Cf. yond). A compound not found elsewhere in Germanic … Etymology dictionary
yond — O.E. geond (adv., prep.) beyond, yonder, related to geon (see YON (Cf. yon)) … Etymology dictionary
yond — I. ˈyänd, ˈyȯnd, ˈyənd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geond; akin to Gothic jaind to that place, Old English geon, adjective, yonder more at yon archaic : yonder II … Useful english dictionary
To go beyond — 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. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beyond — beyondness, n. /bee ond , bi yond /, prep. 1. on, at, or to the farther side of: Beyond those trees you ll find his house. 2. farther on than; more distant than: beyond the horizon; beyond the sea. 3. outside the understanding, limits, or reach… … Universalium
beyond — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English begeondan, from be + geondan beyond, from geond yond more at yond Date: before 12th century 1. on or to the farther side ; farther 2. in addition ; besides II … New Collegiate Dictionary
