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Webster 1913 Edition
Beyond
Be-yond′
,p
rep.
1.
On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
Beyond
that flaming hill. G. Fletcher.
2.
At a place or time not yet reached; before.
A thing
beyond
us, even before our death. Pope.
3.
Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than;
as, the patient was
. beyond
medical aid; beyond
one’s strength4.
In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind.
“Beyond expectation.” Barrow.
Beyond
any of the great men of my country. Sir P. Sidney.
Beyond sea
. (Law)
See under
– Sea
. To go beyond
, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent.
That no man go
beyond
and defraud his brother in any matter. 1 Thess. iv. 6.
Be-yond′
,adv.
Further away; at a distance; yonder.
Lo, where
beyond
he lyeth languishing. Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Beyond
BEYOND'
, prep.1.
On the further side of; on the side most distant, at any indefinite distance from that side; as beyond a river, or the sea, either a mile beyond, or a hundred miles beyond the river.2.
Before; at a place not yet reached.A thing beyond us, even before our death.
3.
Past; out of reach of; further than any given limit; further than the extent of any thing else; as, beyond our power; beyond comprehension; beyond dispute; beyond our care.4.
Above; in a degree exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind; as, one man is great or good beyond another.To go beyond is a phrase which expresses an excess in some action or scheme; to exceed in ingenuity,in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bad sense, to deceive or circumvent.
Let no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter.
BEYOND'
,adv.