beyond

Universal Words preposition, adverb preposition 1 on or to the further side of sth: The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. 2 later than a particular time: It won't go on beyond midnight. * I know what I'll be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that. 3 more than sth: Our success was far beyond what we thought possible. * She's got nothing beyond her state pension. 4 used to say that sth is not possible: The bicycle was beyond repair (= is too badly damaged to repair). * The situation is beyond our control. 5 too far or too advanced for sb/sth: The handle was just beyond my reach. * The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class. IDIOMS be beyond sb (informal) to be impossible for sb to imagine, understand or do: It's beyond me why she wants to marry Jeff. adverb on the other side; further on: Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. * The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. * the year 2000 and beyond IDIOMS see BACKn., DOUBTn.