beyond

Plural

beyonds

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Farther along or away.

2. 2.In addition; more.

3. 3.extremely, more than(informal)

   • “We are BEYOND not ready for climate change,” Mark Levine, a City Council representative, declared on Twitter.
   • But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should never do.

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.Further away than.

2. 2.On the far side of.

   • No swimming beyond this point.

3. 3.Later than; after.

4. 4.Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

   • Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.
   • He was a painter who was trying to get beyond painting, to escape from purely visual experience and lead his art in a more conceptual direction with a systematic approach.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The unknown.

Overall

Common· #872

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare