phrasal verb · neutral
look beyond
UK/lʊk bɪˈjɒnd/US/lʊk bɪˈjɑnd/LOOK·be·YOND
to consider things that are more important or happen later rather than only the immediate or obvious
Examples
“Policymakers must look beyond short-term gains when planning the economy.”
“We should look beyond the surface causes and examine underlying problems.”
“When choosing a career, try to look beyond the salary and think about job satisfaction.”
Band 8 sentence
“In assessing educational reform, stakeholders must look beyond immediate test scores and evaluate long-term student development.”
Collocations
- look beyond short-term gains
- look beyond immediate problems
Word family
Common mistakes
look beyond to→look beyond
look over→look beyond
Say it for a higher band
5think about→6consider→7+look beyond
Synonyms
think beyond
consider long-term implications
Easily confused
look past
“We should not look past the social costs of this project.”
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