Beyond 可當介系詞和副詞用。
Beyond 用作介系詞後接地方名詞時意為「遠於 (該地方)，(比該地方) 更遠；在 (該地方距離說話者較遠的) 那一邊；在 (該地方) 之外」。例如：
- In the distance, beyond the river, was a dairy farm. (在河對岸的遠處有一座乳牛場)
— 插入語 beyond the river 用來說明「遠處」是指河對岸、比河更遠的地方。 - From the roof of our house we could see the river and, beyond it, a landscape of red hills. (站在我們家的屋頂，能看到那條河和遠處紅色小山的景色)
— 紅色小山是位在比河更遠的地方。 - The cows were all standing in the field, just beyond the hedge. (乳牛全都站在就在樹籬那一邊的牧場)
- The students are from the countries beyond the Atlantic. (這些學生來自大西洋彼岸的國家)
- They have extended their frozen food business far beyond Japan. (他們已將冷凍食品生意擴展到日本以外的國家)