Be*yond" (&?;), prep. [OE. biyonde,
bi&yogh;eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be-
+ geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.]
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 strength.
4. 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.
