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be|witch /b I w I tʃ/ (bewitches , bewitching , bewitched ) VERB If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else. □ [V n] She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her. ●  be|witch|ing ADJ □  Frank was a quiet young man with bewitching brown eyes.

be|yond ◆◆◇ /b I jɒ nd/

1 PREP If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it. □  They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door. ● ADV [n ADV ] Beyond is also an adverb. □  The house had a fabulous view out to the Strait of Georgia and the Rockies beyond.

2 PREP If something happens beyond a particular time or date, it continues after that time or date has passed. □  Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40. ● ADV Beyond is also an adverb. □  She is confident about the company's prospects for the current financial year and beyond.

3 PREP If something extends beyond a particular thing, it affects or includes other things. □  His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.

4 PREP You use beyond to introduce an exception to what you are saying. □  I knew nothing beyond a few random facts.

5 PREP [oft PREP v-ing] If something goes beyond a particular point or stage, it progresses or increases so that it passes that point or stage. □  Their five-year relationship was strained beyond breaking point. □  It seems to me he's beyond caring about what anybody does.

6 PREP If something is, for example, beyond understanding or beyond belief, it is so extreme in some way that it cannot be understood or believed. □  What Jock had done was beyond my comprehension. □  Sweden is lovely in summer–cold beyond belief in winter.

7 PREP If you say that something is beyond someone, you mean that they cannot deal with it. □  The situation was beyond her control.

8beyond the pale → see pale

9to live beyond your means → see means

10beyond your wildest dreams → see dream

11beyond a joke → see joke

bha|ji /bɑː dʒi/ (bhajis ) N‑COUNT A bhaji is a small piece of food of Indian origin, made of vegetables fried in batter with spices. □  …an onion bhaji.

bhan|gra /bæ ŋgrə/ also Bhangra N‑UNCOUNT Bhangra is a form of dance music that comes from India and uses traditional Indian instruments.

bi /ba I / ADJ Bi means the same as bisexual . [INFORMAL ]

PREFIX bi-

forms nouns and adjectives that have two as part of their meaning. For example, if someone is bilingual , they speak two languages.

bi|an|nual /ba I æ njuəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A biannual event happens twice a year. □  You will need to have a routine biannual examination. ●  bi|an|nu|al|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  Only since 1962 has the show been held biannually.

bias /ba I əs/ (biases , biasing , biased )

1 N‑VAR Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. □  Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system. □  There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.

2 N‑VAR Bias is a concern with or interest in one thing more than others. □  The Department has a strong bias towards neuroscience.

3 VERB To bias someone means to influence them in favour of a particular choice. □ [V n] We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.

bi|ased /ba I əst/