go beyond

verb

went beyond; gone beyond; going beyond; goes beyond
: to do more than (something) : to do more than is expected or required
We need to go beyond merely talking about the problem.
She went beyond the call of duty.

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After all, the programming team likes to offer up cinematic experiences that go beyond the mainstream and the safe. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026 For student Lucas Petit, who identifies with the far left, the debate goes beyond whether violence is justified. — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 One Black student wrote to university officials that the messages went beyond offensive language. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Effective engineers go beyond merely acting on the initial problem statement. — Sufian Aldogom, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go beyond

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“Go beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20beyond. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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