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beyond
What does beyond mean?
beyond (adverb): farther along or away.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use beyond in a sentence?
- Through the valley and beyond. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- To the eighth grade but not beyond. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does beyond come from?
From Middle English biyonde, from Old English beġeondan, from be- + ġeond; related to yonder.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “beyond” mean?
farther along or away
Right! That's what “beyond” means.
for a limitless time
Not quite: that's what forever means.
infrequently, rarely
Not quite: that's what seldom means.
on or to one side
Not quite: that's what aside means.
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