From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.

• (RP) IPA: /bɪˈjɒnd/
• (America) IPA: /biˈ(j)ɑnd/
• (New England, obsolete) IPA: /bɪˈjɛnd/

1. Further away than.
2. On the far side of.

   No swimming beyond this point.

3. Later than; after.
4. Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

   Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.

5. In addition to; supplementing.

   She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.

6. (figurative) Past, or out of reach of.

   You won't last beyond my first punch.

   The patient was beyond medical help.

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC ↗:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

7. (figurative) Not within the comprehension of.

   He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.

• ayond
• ayont

• before
• earlier

• French: au-delà, par-delà
• Italian: oltre, (al) di là di, dall'altra parte di, più di
• Portuguese: além
• Russian: за
• Spanish: más allá de, más allá

• French: au-delà
• German: jenseits
• Italian: oltre
• Portuguese: além
• Russian: за
• Spanish: más allá de, allende

• Italian: dopo
• Russian: по́сле

• Italian: oltre
• Russian: вы́ше

• Italian: oltre
• Russian: кро́ме

beyond (not comparable)

1. Farther along or away.

   Synonyms: ayond, ayont

   next year and beyond

2. In addition; more.
3. (informal) extremely, more than

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:extremely

• Spanish: más allá

beyond (plural beyonds)

1. The unknown.
2. The hereafter.
3. Something that is far beyond.
   • 2006, Haun Saussy, American Comparative Literature Association, Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization‎:

     And that is perhaps why I am constantly searching for great beyonds — beyonds that will permit the application of different theoretical models (be they semiotically-inspired, gender-inspired, sexuality-inspired, and so on) beyond any disciplinary confines.