beyond
/biˈ(j)ɑnd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.98 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
Later than; after.
prep
Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
prep
prep
Past, or out of reach of.
prep
Not within the comprehension of.
Example Sentences
- "No swimming beyond this point."
- "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."
- "Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket."
- "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."
- "She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London."
- "You won't last beyond my first punch."
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /biˈ(j)ɑnd/
- British English: /bɪˈjɒnd/