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Beyond vs Immemorial - What's the difference?

beyond | immemorial |

As a preposition beyond

is further away than.

As an adverb beyond

is farther along or away.

As a noun beyond

is the unknown.

As an adjective immemorial is

that is beyond memory; ancient.

beyond

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Further away than.
  • On the far side of.
  • Later than; after.
  • Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
  • :
  • In addition to.
  • Past, or out of reach of.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012, date=September 7, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= 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 * ayont

    Antonyms

    * before * earlier

    Derived terms

    * beyond a reasonable doubt * beyond compare * beyond doubt * beyond one's ken * beyond question * beyond recognition * beyond the black stump * beyond the pale

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Farther along or away.
  • In addition; more.
  • Synonyms

    * ayond, ayont (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The unknown.
  • The hereafter.
  • Derived terms

    * back of beyond * great beyond

    Statistics

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    immemorial

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That is beyond memory; ancient.
  • The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time '''immemorial .
  • * 1895 , H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
  • Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing.

    Derived terms

    * time immemorial