Beyond
/bɪˈjɒnd/
Definitions
2 meaningsAt a further distance or point than.
/bɪˈjɒnd/
At or to a greater distance than.
The shop is beyond the park.
💡 Simply: Further than.
More Examples
Her beauty was beyond compare.
How It's Used
"The house is beyond the river."
"The mountains stretched beyond the horizon."
To a greater extent or degree.
/bɪˈjɒnd/
At a more distant point or extent.
The movie went beyond my expectations.
💡 Simply: Further than expected.
More Examples
The task was beyond her abilities.
How It's Used
"The project went beyond expectations."
Idioms & expressions
beyond the pale
Unacceptable; outside the bounds of what is considered proper or tolerable.
"His behavior was beyond the pale."
From Middle English *biyonde, from Old English *be geond, literally "by yonder," from *be- + geond ("across, beyond").
Historically, 'beyond' was often used in a more literal sense of physical distance, but it evolved to encompass figurative meanings of exceeding limits.
Memory tip
Think 'be' (to be) 'yond' (yonder, over there).