beyond

«beyond» in Mova's school dictionary: on the far side of something, further away than it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

preposition (beyond); adverb (beyond); noun (the beyond)

meaning for a pupil

1) Beyond means on the far side of something, further away than it. tree →

2) Beyond means later than a certain time or more than a certain amount. tree →

3) Beyond means too much for something, as in «beyond belief» or «beyond repair». tree →

4) The beyond is the unknown, or what some people believe comes after death. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, «beyond» can mean «greater than», as in counting beyond 100. In geography and stories, places are «beyond the mountains» or «beyond the sea», which makes them sound far and mysterious. In science, space is beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Phrases: «beyond repair», «beyond belief», «beyond your reach», «above and beyond», «to infinity and beyond».

examples

• The village is just beyond the hill. tree →
• Can you count beyond one hundred? tree →
• Don't go beyond the fence. tree →
• The broken toy was beyond repair. tree →
• The view was beautiful beyond words. tree →
• Space stretches far beyond our solar system. tree →
• The match went on beyond five o'clock. tree →
• She went above and beyond to help me. tree →
• Beyond it again lies the Many-Coloured Land. tree →

note

Mostly a preposition: «beyond the river». Spelling: beyond with «y» then «-ond». In maths, «beyond 100» means more than 100 but does not tell you how much more. «It's beyond me» means «I can't understand it».

In the corpora

• Overtime is working extra hours beyond the normal ones; sometimes it is paid at a higher rate, sometimes not paid at all.
• Guessing beyond it is not clever; it can hurt a family with young children who can read the comments.
• Headlines about AI can exaggerate in both directions, overhyping or overscaring, so it is wise to read beyond the headline.
• «Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World.
• Headlines are written to make you click, so read beyond them and check other sources.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «beyond» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.