1
: on or to the farther side of : at a greater distance than
beyond the horizon
2
a
: out of the reach or sphere (see sphere entry 1 sense 4b) of
a task beyond his strength
b
: in a degree or amount surpassing
beautiful beyond measure
c
: out of the comprehension of
his reasoning is beyond me
3
: in addition to : besides
doing work beyond his regular duties
1
: something that lies on or to the farther side : something that lies beyond (see beyond entry 1 sense 1)
twenty miles back into the beyond—
R. W. Hatch
R. W. Hatch2
: something that lies outside the scope of ordinary experience
… there's a beyond that the mind can't see, and that's where the answers are.—Robert Nathan
Robert Nathan
specifically
: hereafter
Examples of beyond in a Sentence
Adverb
From the house we can see the valley and the hills beyond.
We passed the hotel and drove a bit beyond to see the ocean.
The children who are part of the study will be monitored through their school years and beyond.
Preposition
From the house we can see the valley and the mountains beyond it.
The parking area is just beyond those trees.
Our land extends beyond the fence to those trees.
planets beyond our solar system
His influence does not extend beyond this department.
Noun
who knows how we'll fare in the beyond?
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Celebrated for her beauty in her teenage years and beyond, my grandma took great pride in her appearance.
—Lynn Steger Strong, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Last week, Vogue Business unveiled a special project that looks at the future of beauty—beyond just the industry and into how these industry trends, new products, and technologies will actually affect the human appearance.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
So, the debate for the 2026 season and beyond would seem to be: 12 teams, 14 or 16?
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 1 Mar. 2024
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Adverb
The engine rasps and rumbles right up to the tachometer’s 7,000-rpm redline—and beyond, in fact, since peak power arrives at 7,500 rpm.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Celebrated for her beauty in her teenage years and beyond, my grandma took great pride in her appearance.
—Lynn Steger Strong, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Preposition
The products are only available in the UK now but will be rolled out to the E.U. and beyond in 2025.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Last week, Vogue Business unveiled a special project that looks at the future of beauty—beyond just the industry and into how these industry trends, new products, and technologies will actually affect the human appearance.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
Although younger and lower-income buyers surged into the market during the pandemic, tight affordability in 2022 and beyond has already started reversing those gains, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said in its October 2024 research brief.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
So, the debate for the 2026 season and beyond would seem to be: 12 teams, 14 or 16?
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 1 Mar. 2024
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Cite this Entry
“Beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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beyond
1 of 2 adverb
be·yond
bē-ˈänd 
: on or to the farther side
beyond
2 of 2 preposition1
: on or to the farther side of
beyond that tree
beyond the sea
2
: out of the reach or sphere of
beyond help
beautiful beyond belief
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