Away vs Beyond - What's the difference?
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From a place, .
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, title= Aside; off; in another direction.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Come away; go away; take away.
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On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
Without restraint.
Being so engaged for the entire time.
At a distance in time or space.
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, title= Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
(following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
(chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.
(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
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.
As adverbs the difference between away and beyond
is that away is from a place, hence while beyond is farther along or away.As an interjection away
is come on!; go on.As an adjective away
is not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.As a preposition beyond is
further away than.As a noun beyond is
the unknown.away
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Adverb
(further)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
- Hi-yo Silver, away !
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away , were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away .}}
Synonyms
* (away from a place) at bay, offAdjective
(further)- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away .
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away .
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
Derived terms
* an apple a day keeps the doctor away * away game * awayness * away side * away swing * away team * away with the fairies * awayday * back away * bang away * bat away * beaver away * blow away * break away * breakaway * carried away * carry away * cart away * cast away * chuck away * clear away * die away * do away with * draw away * eat away * explain away * fade away * fall away * far and away * far away * faraway * fend away * file away * fire away * fool away * footle away * fritter away * get away * get away with * get away with murder * get carried away * get one's end away * get-away * getaway * give away * give away the store * give-away shop * give one's daughter away * glance away * go away * go-away bird * hammer away * home away from home * keep away * keep away from * keep-away * lay away * make away * make away with * out and away * pack away * pass away * peg away at * piss away * plug away * plug away at * pull away * put away * ridden hard and put away wet * right away * run away * run away with * run-away * runaway * salt away * send away * send away for * shy away from * slink away * slip away * sneak away * sock away * spirit away * square away * squirrel away * steal away * stow away * straight away * strip away * tail away * take away * take away from * take it away * take-away * take one's breath away * tear away * throw away * throw away the key * throw money away * throw-away * tuck away * turn away * walk away from * walk away with * want-away * wash away * waste away * wear away * whale away * when the cat's away * when the cat's away the mice will play * while away * wipe away * wither awayEtymology 2
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.}}