Beyond vs Along - What's the difference?
beyond | along |
Further away than.
On the far side of.
Later than; after.
Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
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In addition to.
Past, or out of reach of.
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, title= Farther along or away.
In addition; more.
The unknown.
The hereafter.
By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
* {{quote-book, 1892, Sir (Arthur Conan Doyle), chapter=(The Adventure of the Cooper Beeches), (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), page=294
, passage=They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor}}
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, title= * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
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* {{quote-book, 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, chapter=The Tutor's Daughter, Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page=266
, passage=In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.}}
* {{quote-book, 1892, Sir (Arthur Conan Doyle), chapter=(The Boscombe Valley Mystery), (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), page=93
, passage=Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows.}}
* , chapter=13
, title= In company; together.
Onward, forward, with progressive action.
* , chapter=1
, title=
As prepositions the difference between beyond and along
is that beyond is further away than while along is by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.As adverbs the difference between beyond and along
is that beyond is farther along or away while along is in company; together.As a noun beyond
is the unknown.beyond
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)Moldova 0-5 England, passage=England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.}}
See also
* para-Synonyms
* ayond * ayontAntonyms
* before * earlierDerived terms
* beyond a reasonable doubt * beyond compare * beyond doubt * beyond one's ken * beyond question * beyond recognition * beyond the black stump * beyond the paleAdverb
(-)Synonyms
* ayond, ayont (obsolete)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* back of beyond * great beyondStatistics
*along
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)citation
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.}}
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Stents to Prevent Stroke, passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}
- The kinewent along the highway.
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Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.}}
Synonyms
* alongst (archaic)Derived terms
* alongside * herealong * therealong * wherealongAdverb
(-)Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.}}