Beyond the fact
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What does 'beyond the fact that...' mean?
A man catches Mary's eye, but she cannot see beyond the fact that he is still married.
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She stubbornly refuses to recognize that he is still married. She won't even think about that. She's going to ignore it and all the problems it may cause.
- She stubbornly refuses to recognize that he is still married.
- She won't even think about that.
- She's going to ignore it and all the problems it may cause.
- When you "can't see beyond (something)" it means you are unable to think about the implications and consequences that will most likely come up in the future to create problems.
- ) Politicians can't see beyond the next election, nor financial markets beyond the next quarter.
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She stubbornly refuses to recognize that he is still married. She won't even think about that. She's going to ignore it and all the problems it may cause.
When you "can't see beyond (something)" it means you are unable to think about the implications and consequences that will most likely come up in the future to create problems. (Occasionally, the consequences are not so problematic,
0Hi CJ
According to Cambridge dictionary online, 'not see beyond something' means to to have all your attention on something and therefore be unable to consider other things.
Would you think that the sentence 'she cannot see beyond the fact that he is still married' could mean she has all her attention on what he is still married rather than she ignores it?
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0Hi CJ
Thank you very much for your explanation. Could you please tell me what 'can't see beyond the end of the week' means here?
'When you're 18, you've got no concept of time and you can't see beyond the end of the week.'
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