besides vs beyond

besides

adv
  • Also; in addition. 

  • Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore. 

  • Otherwise; else. 

prep
  • In addition to. 

  • Other than; except for; instead of. 

  • Beside, next to. 

beyond

adv
  • In addition; more. 

  • Farther along or away. 

  • extremely, more than 

noun
  • Something that is far beyond. 

  • The unknown. 

  • The hereafter. 

prep
  • Later than; after. 

  • Further away than. 

  • Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass. 

  • In addition to; supplementing. 

  • Past, or out of reach of. 

  • On the far side of. 

  • Not within the comprehension of. 

How often have the words besides and beyond occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )