BEYONDS

Noun

beyonds

plural of beyond

Source: Wiktionary


BEYOND

Be*yond", prep. Etym: [OE. biyonde, bi, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.]

1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. Beyond that flaming hill. G. Fletcher.

2. At a place or time not yet reached; before. A thing beyond us, even before our death. Pope.

3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.

4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. "Beyond expectation." Barrow. Beyond any of the great men of my country. Sir P. Sidney. Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea.

– To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent. That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter. 1 Thess. iv. 6.

Be*yond", adv.

Definition: Further away; at a distance; yonder. Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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