Phrase guide

beyond measure

adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Very large; great; huge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To a great extent or degree; very.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in excess or without limit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • amazed beyond measure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sense mida — very large, huge
  • Catalan: fora mida — very large, huge
  • Finnish: suunnaton — very large, huge
  • Finnish: suunnattoman suuri — very large, huge
  • Finnish: valtava — very large, huge
  • Finnish: jättimäinen — very large, huge
  • Finnish: mittaamaton — very large, huge
  • Polish: bez porównania — very large, huge
  • Polish: ponad miarę — very large, huge
  • Spanish: inconmensurable — very large, huge
  • Catalan: sense mida — to a great extent
  • Finnish: määrättömästi — to a great extent
  • Finnish: suunnattomasti — to a great extent
  • Finnish: valtavasti — to a great extent
  • Finnish: määrättömän — to a great extent
  • Finnish: suunnattoman — to a great extent
  • Finnish: valtavan — to a great extent
  • Finnish: erittäin (fortifier) — to a great extent
  • Polish: bez porównania — to a great extent
  • Polish: ponad miarę — to a great extent
  • Russian: сверх ме́ры (sverx méry) — to a great extent
  • Spanish: inconmensurablemente — to a great extent