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/bɪˈjɒnd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
prepFurther away than.
prepOn the far side of.
Sentence Examples
You'll find yourself in deep water if you continue to live beyond your means.
Your conduct is beyond bearing.
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mountain peak lies ____ the dense forest and the wide river.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mountains stretched far ____ the horizon into the blue sky.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
"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."
— 2006, Janis Mink, Joan Miró, →ISBN, page 55:
"Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill."
— 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
"The 1300 class (Nos. 1301-16), one of which was damaged beyond repair in an accident, are Co-Cos, weigh 111 tons and have a top speed of 85 m.p.h."
— 1962 March, J. M. Tolson, “The Netherlands Railways today—I”, in Modern Railways, page 172:
"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."
— 2009, Jenny Lee, Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 7:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mountain peak lies ____ the dense forest and the wide river.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mountains stretched far ____ the horizon into the blue sky.