beyond

1. beyond (prep) — sense 1

Definition: Further away than.

2. beyond (prep) — sense 2

Definition: On the far side of.

Example: No swimming beyond this point.

3. beyond (prep) — sense 3

Definition: Later than; after.

4. beyond (adv) — sense 4

Definition: Farther along or away.

Example: next year and beyond

5. beyond (adv) — sense 5

Definition: In addition; more.

6. beyond (adv) — sense 6

Definition: extremely, more than

Example: But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should never do.

7. beyond (noun) — sense 7

Definition: The unknown.

8. beyond (noun) — sense 8

Definition: The hereafter.

9. beyond (noun) — sense 9

Definition: Something that is far beyond.

Example: And that is perhaps why I am constantly searching for great beyonds — beyonds that will permit the application of different theoretical models (be they semiotically-inspired, gender-inspired, sexuality-inspired, and so on) beyond any disciplinary confines.