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Definition: Beyond |
BeyondAdverb1. Farther along in space or time or degree; "through the valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond"; "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond". 2. On the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond". 3. In addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "beyond" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Beyond \Be*yond"\, preposition [Old English biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, Anglo-Saxon begeondan, preposition and adverb; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.]. (references) |
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Bible | Beyond when used with reference to Jordan, signifies in the writings of Moses the west side of the river, as he wrote on the east bank (Gen. 50:10, 11; Deut. 1:1, 5; 3:8, 20; 4:46); but in the writings of Joshua, after he had crossed the river, it means the east side (Josh. 5:1; 12:7; 22:7). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Shipping | Used with reference to charges assessed for cargo movement past a line-haul terminating point. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Hades (gr. Αδης - ha'-deez or Αἵδης - hay'-deez) ("unseen") means both the ancient Greek "hell" or abode of the dead and the god of that underworld (the corresponding Roman god was Pluto ("wealth"), Dis Pater or Orcus; the corresponding Etruscan god was Aita). Haidou was the genitive form of the word, meaning "the house of Hades"; its nominative form, Haides, was originally a designation of the abode of the dead. (A related Hebrew word, She'Ol, for the abode of the dead also meant literally "unseen.")
Hades the Place
There were several sections of Hades, including the Elysian Fields, the equivalent of Heaven, and Tartarus, the equivalent of Hell. According to some later legends, Erebus was part of Hades. It was where the dead had to pass immediately after dying. Confusingly, Erebus was often used as a synonym for Hades, the god, as well.In Roman mythology, the entrance to the underworld was located at Avernus, a crater near Cumae. "Avernus" was also an alternate name for the underworld in Roman mythology. The Inferi Dii were the Roman gods of the underworld.
The deceased entered the underworld by crossing the river Acheron, ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus (coin) for passage. The far side of the river was guarded by Cerberus, the three-headed dog defeated by Heracles (or Hercules as the Romans referred to him). After Cerberus, the shades of the departed entered Tartarus, the land of the dead.
The five rivers of Hades are Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Lethe and Styx. See also Mnemosyne and Eridanus.
Hades the person
In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld was named "Hades" because and after the unseen kingdom of that name. Hades was born as a son of Titanss Cronus and Rhea. He had three older sisters Hestia, Demeter and Hera as well as two younger brothers Poseidon and Zeus. Cronus fearing that his children would grow to depose him reportedly devoured them upon birth with the exception of Zeus and according to some accounts Hera. Upon reaching adulthood Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. After their release the six younger gods along with allies they managed to gather challenged their parents and uncles for power in Titanomachy, a devine war. The war lasted for ten years and ended with the victory of the younger gods. Following their victory Hades and his two younger brothers Poseidon and Zeus drew lots for realms to rule. Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the seas, and Hades received the underworld, the unseen realm to which the dead go upon leaving the world. Methaphorically, each one received one object, Zeus a thunder spear, Poseidon a trident and Hades a helmet that shift invisible to its carrier. Hades obtained his eventual wife, Persephone, through trickery - a story that was a late addition to Greek mythology, connected with the rise of the Mysteries.Hades ruled the dead, assisted by demons over whom he had complete authority. He strictly forbade his subjects to leave his domain and would become quite enraged when anyone tried to leave, or if someone tried to steal his prey from him.
Besides Heracles, few other living persons ventured to the Underworld: Er, Achilles, Odysseus, Aeneas, and Theseus were among those heroes who descended to Hades while they were still living. None of them was especially pleased with what they witnessed in the realm of the dead. In particular the Trojan War hero Achilles, whom Odysseus met in Hades (although some believe that Achilles dwells in the Isles of the Blest), said:
"Do not speak soothingly to me of death, glorious Odysseus. I should choose to serve as the hireling of another, rather than to be lord over the dead that have perished." (Achilles' soul to Odysseus. Homer, Odyssey 11.488)
Worship
Hades was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reticent to swear oaths in his name. To many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening. So, a euphemism was pressed into use. Since precious minerals come from under the earth (i.e., the "underworld" ruled by Hades) he was considered to have control of these as well, and was referred to as "Ploutos", Greek "wealth." This explains the name given him by the Romans, "Pluto." Sophocles explained referring to Hades as "the rich one" with these words: "the gloomy Hades enriches himself with our sighs and our tears." In addition, he was called Clymenus ("notorious"), Eubuleus ("well-guessing") and Polydegmon ("who receives many").Although he was an Olympian, he spent most of the time in his dark castle in the Underworld. This Lord of Hell, who was formidable in battle, proved his ferociousness in the famous battle of the Olympians versus the Titans, which established the rule of Zeus.
Because of his dark and morbid personality he was not especially liked by neither the gods nor the mortals. His character is described as "fierce and inexorable", and by far of all the gods he was most hated by mortals. He was not however an evil god, for although he was stern, cruel and unpitying, he was still just. Hades ruled the Underworld and therefore most often associated with death and was feared by men, but he was not Death itself - The actual embodiment of Death was another god, Thanatos.
When the Greek prayed to Hades, they banged their hands on the ground to be sure he would hear them. Black animals, such as sheep, were sacrificed to him, and it is believed that at one time even human sacrifices were offered. The blood from sacrifices from Hades dripped into a pit so it could reach him. The person who offered the sacrifice had to turn away his face. Every hundred years festivals were held in his honor, called the Secular Games.
Hades' weapon was a two-pronged fork, which he used to shatter anything that was in his way or not to his liking, much like Poseidon did with his trident. This ensign of his power was a staff with which he drove the shades of the dead into the lower world.
His identifying possessions included a famed helmet, given to him by the Cyclopes, which made anyone who wore it invisible. Hades was known to sometimes loan his helmet of invisibility to both gods and men (such as Perseus). His dark chariot, drawn by four coal-black horses, always made for a fearsome and impressive sight. His other ordinary attributes were the narcissus and cypress plants, the Key of Hades and Cerberus, the three-headed dog. He sat on an ebony throne.
Dis Pater
In Roman mythology, the god Dis Pater ("the wealthy father") was an underworld deity later subsumed by Pluto, the Roman Hades. Every one-hundred years, a festival called the Ludi Tarentini was celebrated in his name.He was the ancestor of the Gauls.
The Roman ruler of the underworld and fortune, similar to the Greek Hades. Every hundred years, the Ludi Tarentini were celebrated in his honor. The Gauls regarded Dis Pater as their ancestor.
Alternative: Dispater, Dis
Hades In Art
Hades is always represented as a stern, dark, bearded man, with tightly closed lips, a crown on his head, a sceptre and a key in hand, to show how carefully he guards those who enter his domains, and how vain are their hopes to escape. No temples were dedicated to him, and his statues are very rare.In works of art, Hades resembles his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, except that his hair falls over his forehead, and his appearance is portrayed as dark and gloomy.
Persephone
The wife of Hades, and queen of the Underworld, was Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Persephone did not marry Hades willingly, but was abducted by him one day while picking flowers with her friends. Even Zeus was powerless to get her out of the Underworld when her mother, Demeter, asked him to act on her behalf.Eventually a deal was made, with the messenger god Hermes acting as the mediator - Persephone would spend half the year with her mother, the goddess of the harvest. The Greeks believed that while Persephone was with Hades, her mother missed her so much that she withdrew her gifts from the world and winter came. In the spring, when Persephone rejoined her mother, Demeter would make things grow again.
According to some, Persephone eventually became as cruel as her husband.
Orpheus/Eurydice
Hades only showed mercy once. Because the music of Orpheus was so hauntingly sad, he allowed Orpheus to bring his wife, Eurydice, back to the land of the living as long as she walked behind him and he never tried to look at her face until they got to the surface. Orpheus agreed but failed and lost Eurydice forever.
Leuce/Mintho
Like his brother Zeus and other ancient gods, Hades wasn't the most faithful of husbands. He pursued and loved the nymph Mintho and to punish her for this, his jealous wife Persephone turned Mintho into the plant called mint. Likewise, the nymph Leuce, who was also ravished by him, was metamorphosed by Hades into a white poplar tree after her death.
Theseus/Pirithous
Hades imprisoned Theseus and Pirithous, who had pledged to marry daughters of Zeus. Theseus chose Helen and together they kidnapped her and decided to hold onto her until she was old enough to marry. Pirithous chose Persephone. They left Helen with Theseus' mother, Aethra and travelled to the underworld, domain of Persephone and her husband, Hades. Hades pretended to offer them hospitality and set a feast; as soon as the pair sat down, snakes coiled around their feet and held them there. Theseus was eventually rescued by Heracles.
Heracles
Heracles' final labour was to capture Cerberus. First, Heracles went to Eleusis to be initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries. He did this to absolve himself of guilt for killing the centaurs and to learn how to enter and exit the underworld alive. He found the entrance to the underworld at Tanaerum. Athena and Hermes helped him through and back from Hades. Heracles asked Hades for permission to take Cerberus. Hades agreed as long as Heracles didn't harm him, though in some versions, Heracles shot Hades with an arrow. When Heracles dragged the dog out of Hades, he passed through the cavern Acherusia.Alternatives: Aides, Ploutos
External Links
Maps of Hades
- http://www.thanasis.com/undrmapr.jpg
- http://virgil.org/maps/images/cumae.gif
- http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~mpm8b/underworld/hades26.htm
- http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Underworldmap.html
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hades."
Synonym: BeyondSynonym: on the far side (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distance | Adverb: far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away "; from pole to pole; (over great space); to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to. |
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Crosswords: Beyond |
| English words defined with "beyond": Beyond compare, beyond measure ♦ To get beyond. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "beyond": Cast beyond the Moon. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "beyond": Transmarine. (references) |
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Screenplays | I am frightened beyond the capacity for rational thought (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis) You mean beyond pacifism (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen) To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) As you can see, my Jedi powers are far beyond yours (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas) I have powers beyond reason (Superman II; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster) | |
Lyrics | Somewhere beyond the sea (Beyond the Sea; performing artist: Bobby Darin) I'm looking for answers from the great beyond (The Great Beyond; performing artist: R.E.M.) It's beyond my control (I Do (Cherish You); performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Keith Stegall and Dan Hill) And I'm beyond your peripheral vision so you might want to turn your head (32 Flavors; performing artist: Alana Davis) Which to jump beyond myself what was wrong with me (Unsent; performing artist: Alanis Morissette) | |
Clever | The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief. [On Lohengrin] (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Batman Beyond (1999) Beyond (2002) From Beyond the Grave (1973) Beyond Atlantis (1973) The Back of Beyond (1969) | |
Song Titles | The Great Beyond (performing artist: R.E.M.) | |
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 | The delicate, hazy, tan macular rim of this lesion, although not clinically dramatic, represents persistent melanocytic proliferation beyond the lateral limits of the common mole at its center. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | There may be one or more scattered hairs, or tufts of hairs along the sides of the siphon beyond the pecten. Credit: CDC. |
 | Expanding its broadcast universe far beyond the Baltimore area and into cyberspace, the ... Credit: NASA. |  | NGC 253 is a large, almost edge-on spiral galaxy, and is one of the nearest galaxies beyond ... Credit: NASA. |
 | NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN seen beyond the rocks of an Aleutian shore. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Lobster are caught in the channel just beyond the F/V SANDRA&CINDY. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Recreational fishing fleet beyond a sign advertising whale watching at Point Judith. Credit: Fisheries. |  | View from the Herring House site across to Kellogg Island and beyond to the Duwamish River. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Native dwellings on shore beyond fringing reef. Credit: Small World. |  | A wise man stands in front of the the entrance to the Agua Fria National Monument just beyond Sunset Point (marked by windmill). Credit: Chris Tincher. |
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| "WFN 1" by Lucien Aréstegüi Commentary: "Waiting for night. Some friends on the roof looking out beyond the horizons. We're impatiently waiting until 10pm so we can sneak onto a part res. out here that has a mountain with a huge hole in it. Fun stuff at night." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Christian Nevell Bovee | Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence. |
Confucius | To go beyond is as bad as to fall short. |
Frank Mcghie | Welcome the task that makes you go beyond yourself. |
John Locke | No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience. |
Lord Alfred Tennyson | Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself. |
Oscar Wilde | I am dying beyond my means. |
| Alas, I am dying beyond my means. | |
Philip Johnson | All architects want to live beyond their deaths. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson. | Europe extends to the Alleghenies; America lies beyond. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | We will not retain beyond one year and one day, the lands those who have been convicted of felony, and the lands shall thereafter be handed over to the lords of the fiefs. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | As usurpation is the exercise of power, which another hath a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which no body can have a right to. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Germany hereby renounces in favour of Poland all rights and title over the portion of Upper Silesia Iying beyond the frontier line fixed by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers as the result of the plebiscite. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | I shall certainly avail myself of this freedom, and feel the more right to do so because any private ambitions I may have cherished in my younger days have been satisfied beyond my wildest dreams. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
United Nations | 1948 | Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. (reference) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961 | For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Much beyond my hopes |
Hiawatha's Photographing | Carroll, Lewis | She came dressed beyond description, Dressed in jewels and in satin Far too gorgeous for an empress |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | But the task was beyond her skill |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Beyond the five or six great exceptions, which are the wonder of their age, contemporary admiration is nothing but shortsightedness |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | While he smoked the brim of his tall hat and the bowl of his pipe were just visible beyond the jambs of the outhouse door |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Beyond the fence, the corn lay beaten down by wind and heat and drought, and the cups where leaf joined stalk were filled with dust |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | Neither do the most learned know what sort of mortals inhabit beyond those mountains, or whether they be inhabited at all. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Without factitious support, man is sure to come to earth again beyond that distance |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These children rarely live beyond 18 months. (references) | |
Unfortunately, the benefits did not last beyond two years. (references) | ||
These drugs should be discontinued if symptoms persist beyond 48 hours. (references) | ||
Business | The market has good growth potential through the next several years and beyond. (references) | |
The oil sector is the province of the government and is beyond the reach of the banks. (references) | ||
This consequently allowed the infrastructure to be upgraded beyond international standards. (references) | ||
Children | Vanuatu | Few children advance beyond elementary school. (references) |
Morocco | Even nonprofit special-education programs are priced beyond the reach of most families. (references) | |
Spain | Approximately 60 percent of Romani children do not complete primary school, and only very few progress to middle school and beyond. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Oman | Professors may be dismissed for going beyond acceptable boundaries. (references) |
Uzbekistan | Access to cable television is beyond the financial means of most citizens. (references) | |
Haiti | The written press is beyond the reach of many citizens, due to language differences, illiteracy, and cost. (references) | |
Economic History | Philippines | Beyond short-term prospects, longer-term BOP vulnerabilities remain. (references) |
India | This trend is expected to continue for the next five years and beyond. (references) | |
Singapore | A number of GLCs are now important investors in the region and beyond. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cameroon | Government intimidation extends beyond the police stations and holding cells. (references) |
Taiwan | Persons sentenced to terms of imprisonment of 3 years or more may appeal beyond that level. (references) | |
Morocco | It also lobbies for reparations for former political prisoners that extend beyond financial compensation. (references) | |
Indigenous People | India | These regulations prohibit any person, including citizens from other states, from going beyond an inner boundary without a valid permit. (references) |
Minorities | Dominican Republic | Even when permitted to attend primary school, it is rare that the children of Haitian parents progress beyond sixth grade. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | Russian-speaking citizens (those who do not speak Kyrgyz) also alleged that a ceiling exists in government employment that precludes their promotion beyond a certain level. (references) | |
Political Economy | India | India and the United States share common interests that extend beyond trade and commerce. (references) |
Syria | The security services play a very powerful role that extends well beyond security-related matters. (references) | |
PERU | Close to one half the work force is employed in the informal sector, beyond government regulation and supervision. (references) | |
Political Rights | Syria | The duration of such restrictions is 7 years after expiration of the sentence in the case of felony convictions; however, in practice, the restrictions may continue beyond that period. (references) |
United Kingdom | In October the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning reported that the IRA had put a quantity of its weapons "permanently beyond use." Trimble was elected as First Minister in the Assembly, a significant pro-Agreement development. (references) | |
Zambia | In September during the Kabwata by-election, police enforced the rules that require political campaigning to occur a fixed distance beyond a polling station, requiring both the opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) and MMD officials to remove their supporters from the polling station. (references) | |
Trade | Qatar | C. QR 2 (US$ 0.55) per ton per day for a period beyond that (according to weight or volume, whichever attracts a higher charge). (references) |
France | The prime time rules go beyond the requirements of the EU Broadcast Directive and limit the access of U.S. programs to the lucrative French prime time market. (references) | |
India | If there are delays beyond these time limits, investors seek release of shipments anyway, preferably against a performance bond, since bank guarantees are more expensive. (references) | |
Travel | Czech Rep | No extension beyond 90 days is allowed. (references) |
New Zealand | A valid passport with an expiration date at least three months beyond the date of departure is also required. (references) | |
Venezuela | Visitors with business visas are required to pay local income taxes if their stay in the country extends beyond 180 days. (references) | |
Women | Mongolia | Although women's groups advocate new statutes to cope with domestic violence, there is no known police or government intervention in cases involving violence against women beyond prosecution under existing criminal laws after formal charges have been filed. (references) |
Argentina | A 1999 law expanded the definition of punishable sexual violations beyond forcible intercourse and increased the severity of punishments; in addition, it is no longer possible for an accused rapist to be excused from prosecution by offering to marry the victim. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Croatia | Workers are entitled to receive time-and-a-half pay for any hours worked beyond 40 per week. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABRACADABRA. By Abracadabra we signify An infinite number of things. 'Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light. Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage, From age to age -- An immortal part of speech! Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.) The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright. Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feat and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "Abracadabra, abracadab, Abracada, abracad, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very! He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In Abracadabra it solemnly rings, Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | You can't predict the weather beyond three days. |
Senator Joseph Biden | Well, what we should do is we should prevent the time bomb from blowing up by making a further commitment of U.S. forces in the region, expand the international force beyond Kabul. |
William Shatner | That's right. It looked like every special effects shots of an explosion that I had ever seen. It was too cliched to be real. And it was incomprehensible. And then a second plane. That made it a little more comprehensible. It was tragedy beyond speaking. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | When freed, he is to be removed beyond the reach of mixture. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | But beyond this object we have already seen the operation of the system productive of discontent. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country can not do this. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Action along this line should not be postponed beyond March, in order to avoid uncertainty and disruption. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | In the world beyond our borders, steady progress has been made in building a world of order. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Even in the absence of agreement, we must not stockpile arms beyond our needs or seek an excess of military power that could be provocative as well as wasteful. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | There was a feeling government had grown beyond the consent of the governed. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Any cost in lives is beyond our power to measure. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Recent months have brought serious financial problems to Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, and beyond. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Beyond all differences of race or creed, we are one country, mourning together and facing danger together. |
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| "Beyond" is generally used as a preposition (except "of") -- approximately 90.49% of the time. "Beyond" is used about 11,817 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Preposition (except "of") | 90.49% | 10,694 | 870 |
| Adverb (general) | 8.98% | 1,061 | 7,066 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.45% | 53 | 46,657 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.08% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 11,817 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Bed Bath & Beyond Incorporated |
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Expressions using "beyond": above and beyond ♦ ad beyond the mark ♦ at the back of beyond ♦ back of beyond ♦ be beyond endurance ♦ be beyond one's power ♦ be beyond one's strength ♦ better beyond measure ♦ beyond all bearing ♦ beyond all blame ♦ beyond all bounds ♦ beyond all doubt ♦ beyond all expectations ♦ beyond all hope ♦ beyond all praise ♦ beyond all question ♦ beyond any doubt ♦ beyond bearing ♦ beyond belief ♦ beyond cavil ♦ beyond cognizance ♦ beyond compare ♦ beyond comparison ♦ beyond control ♦ beyond description ♦ Beyond Dieting ♦ beyond dispute ♦ beyond doubt ♦ beyond endurance ♦ beyond example ♦ beyond expectation ♦ Beyond expression ♦ beyond help ♦ beyond hope ♦ beyond it ♦ beyond local repair ♦ beyond measure ♦ BEYOND MEDICINE ♦ beyond model ♦ beyond my compass ♦ beyond number ♦ beyond one's depth ♦ beyond one's grasp ♦ beyond one's ken ♦ beyond one's power ♦ beyond one's powers ♦ beyond one's purse ♦ beyond one's strength ♦ beyond peradventure ♦ beyond praise ♦ beyond price ♦ beyond question ♦ beyond reason ♦ beyond recall ♦ beyond recovery ♦ beyond redemption ♦ beyond repair ♦ beyond reproach ♦ beyond retrieve ♦ Beyond sea ♦ Beyond seas ♦ beyond sufferance ♦ beyond suspicion ♦ beyond that ♦ beyond the good and the bad ♦ beyond the limits ♦ beyond the mark ♦ beyond the pale ♦ beyond the reach of ♦ Beyond the sea ♦ beyond the seas ♦ Beyond Therapy ♦ beyond this ♦ from beyond the grave ♦ go beyond ♦ go beyond one's powers ♦ go beyond the pale ♦ he went beyond his powers ♦ in the back of beyond ♦ inflation beyond control ♦ it is beyond argument ♦ it is beyond dispute ♦ it is beyond me ♦ it is beyond me! ♦ it is beyond my grasp ♦ it is beyond reclaim ♦ it's beyond belief ♦ live at the back of beyond ♦ live beyond one's income ♦ live beyond one's means ♦ look beyond ♦ not see an inch beyond one's nose ♦ not see beyond one's nose ♦ pass beyond ♦ project beyond a limit ♦ see beyond ♦ snatch a grace beyond the reach of art ♦ stick out beyond smth. ♦ that's beyond me ♦ that's beyond my ken ♦ the beyond. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "beyond": beyond-the-physical. | |
Ending with "beyond": above-and-beyond, back-of-beyond, going-beyond. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
bed bath and beyond | 34,656 | bath body and beyond | 81 |
bed bath and beyond.com | 767 | above beyond | 81 |
bath bed beyond coupon | 445 | beyond the beach | 71 |
earth and beyond | 427 | bed beyond | 64 |
bed bath beyond store | 422 | commando beyond the call of duty | 60 |
beyond | 363 | one step beyond | 59 |
batman beyond | 330 | beyond fitness | 57 |
bath and beyond | 272 | batman beyond movie | 57 |
bath bed beyond site web | 210 | beyond the beyond | 57 |
bath bed beyond bridal registry | 179 | beautiful beyond | 57 |
bed,bath beyond | 135 | beyond good and evil | 56 |
beyond compare | 134 | bad bath beyond | 56 |
space above and beyond | 125 | bed bath beyond gift registry | 55 |
bath bed beyond com | 114 | bed,bath,and beyond | 55 |
bedbathand beyond | 107 | beyond atlantis walk through | 54 |
beyond atlantis | 105 | beyond combat mission overlord | 52 |
beyond belief | 98 | beyond cheat earth | 46 |
earth beyond | 95 | bath beth beyond | 46 |
beyond glory | 84 | beyond contact | 45 |
bath bed beyond registry | 83 | beyond uber | 44 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "beyond"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | verby (by, past, straight, straight past). (various references) | |
Albanian | matanë (across, athwart, below, in the opposite direction, on the other side of, over, past, trans). (various references) | |
Arabic | من الجانب الأخر, ماعدا (excepting, saving), وراء (after, back, behind, following), غير (budge, but, change, commute, fashion, masquerade, metamorphose, mis, modify, modulate, non, overrun, rehash, renew, reverse, revise, shape, shift, switch, switch over, than, transfer, transpose, turn, un-), إلى ما. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | освен (all but, apart from, aside from, bating, beside, but, except, excepting, exclusive of, in addition to, other, over and above, saving, than, therewithal), оттатък (across, behind, over, past, round), отвъд (across, outside, over, past), над (above, over, past, upward of, with), по-късно (after, afterward, later on, presently). (various references) | |
Chinese | 外面 (Extern, Out, Outer, Outside). (various references) | |
Czech | za (across, after, around, at, away, behind, by, each, for, in, instead of, of, over, past, pending, per, under, unto, within), vìènost (aeon, age, Eon, eternity, immortality, perpetuity), přes (above, across, by, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, over, past, through, via), nad (above, hyper-, in excess of, outside, over, past, upon), na druhou stranu, na druhé stranì (across, on the other hand, overleaf), mimo (besides, except, extra, out of, outside, past, wide, without), kromì (apart from, aside, barring, besides, but, except, excepting, within), dále než. (various references) | |
Danish | forbi (because, by, for, past, since, straight past). (various references) | |
Dutch | verderop (farther, further). (various references) | |
Esperanto | trans (across, on the other side of), preter (by, past, straight past), post tio (next, then, thereafter), pli malproksime ol (past), pli malproksime (farther, further). (various references) | |
Faeroese | yvir um (across, on the other side of), um (about, by, concerning, during, for, if, on, past, provided that, straight past, upon, whereas, while, whilst), hinumegin (across, on the other side of), handan fyri (across, on the other side of), framvið (by, past, straight past). (various references) | |
Farsi | انسوی , انطرف ماوراء , دورتر (Off, Thither, Yond), برتراز. (various references) | |
Finnish | ulkopuolella (on the outside, outside, outside of), tuolla puolen, toisella puolen (on the other side), toisella puolella (on the other side of), taakse (behind), poikki (across, off, on the other side of), ohi (by, over, past, straight past). (various references) | |
French | au-delà de. (various references) | |
Frisian | dwers (across, on the other side of). (various references) | |
German | jenseits (across, hereafter, kingdom-come, next world, on the other side, on the other side of, opposite), über (about, above, across, at, by, concerning, dabout, excess, for, of, on, on the other side of, over, past, sur, up above, upon, upward of, via), weiter (additional, afterwards, along, besides, continues, continuing, else, farther, forth, further, further on, furthermore, in addition, more, moreover, on, onward, other, wider), danach (according to that, accordingly, after, after it, after that, afterwards, behind that, hereafter, in accordance with that, next, then, thereafter, towards it), über ... hinaus (by, past, straight past). (various references) | |
Greek | πέραν (across, past), πέρα από, πέρα (over), υπερπέραν, υπεράνω (above, over, supra), αργότερα (later). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | matanë (across, on the other side of). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מעבר ל- (across, over, past), למעלה (above, aloft, before, on top, supra, up, up ward, upward, upwards), בעבר השני (across). (various references) | |
Hungarian | túl (above all, across, excess, luscious, over, past, past bearing, premature, skittish, to be rising forty, to overstay, too, upwards), felett (above, over, to lose one's hold over sg, to prevail over sy). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tak tercapai, di luar (open air, outdoor, outer, outward), alam baka (hereafter). (various references) | |
Irish | thar (across, on the other side of, over, through). (various references) | |
