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- pronunciation:
- bih
yand
part of speech: |
preposition |
definition 1: |
When something is beyond something else, it is farther than that thing or later in time. When you walk beyond your neighbor's house, it means that you walk farther than their house. When you stay at school beyond three o'clock, it means that you stay at school later than three o'clock.
It's far to walk to the baseball field because it's beyond the soccer field.Mom says I can't stay at your house beyond noon. I have to come home for lunch. |
definition 2: |
If a certain thing is beyond something, it is too far away or outside some limit.
Marissa grabbed for the rope but it was beyond her reach.Dan thought math was beyond his ability, but his teacher was sure he could do well at it.- antonyms:
- within
- similar words:
- outside
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