Meaning & use
beyond happy
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
Extremely pleased, more than simply happy.
Grammar: Used after the verb be or as a complement: She was beyond happy.
Patterns
- be beyond happy
- be beyond happy about something
- be beyond happy with something
She was beyond happy when she heard she had passed the exam.
The whole team was beyond happy with the result.
I'm beyond happy about your news.
phrasebefore a nouninformal
Used before a noun to mean extremely pleasing or welcome.
Grammar: Comes directly before a noun: a beyond happy moment.
Patterns
- a beyond happy moment
- a beyond happy ending
It was a beyond happy moment for the family.
The film gives the story a beyond happy ending.
Common combinations
- be beyond happy
- I'm beyond happy to be here today.
- beyond happy about something
- She was beyond happy about the promotion.
- beyond happy with something
- We are beyond happy with the service.
- beyond happy for someone
- I'm beyond happy for you both.
Synonyms and how they differ
- overjoyed
- Means extremely happy and is more common in writing; 'beyond happy' sounds more conversational.
- thrilled
- Also very strong, but often suggests excitement as well as happiness.
- delighted
- A little more formal and slightly less intense than 'beyond happy'.
Opposites
Commonly confused: beyond happy or beyond belief?
beyond happy vs beyond belief
Means too extreme to be believed, not extremely happy; don't use it for feelings of joy.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'beyond happy' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Beyond happy' is a complement after 'be' and takes 'about' before the thing that causes the feeling. 'Of' is not used with this phrase.
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