yonder

American  

[yon-der] / ˈyɒn dər /

adjective

1. being in that place or over there; being that or those over there.

   That road yonder is the one to take.

2. being the more distant or farther.

   yonder side.

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adverb

1. at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there.

yonder British  

/ ˈjɒndə /

adverb

1. at, in, or to that relatively distant place; over there

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determiner

1. being at a distance, either within view or as if within view

   yonder valleys

Etymology

Origin of yonder

1250–1300; Middle English yonder, yender, equivalent to yond + -er as in hither, thither, etc.; akin to Dutch ginder, Gothic jaindre

Explanation

Yonder is an old-fashioned way to say, "Over there." When your sister asks where you parked the car, you might jokingly reply, "Yonder, by the fire hydrant." Some dialects in various parts of the United States still use the word yonder, usually to specify something that's within sight, and often with accompanied by a gesture pointing toward it. You could say, "My dog's yonder in the corn field," or "I saw Billy yonder, on the tire swing." The phrase "wild blue yonder" was first used to refer to the sky in the 1939 U.S. Air Force song.

Example Sentences

Yonder Cider in Wenatchee, Wash., takes inspiration from cocktails to create ciders such as the Greyhound-like Sunnyslope, with pink grapefruit and lemon verbena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Hallmark’s other holiday-themed movies include “A ’90s Christmas,” “Sugarplummed,” “Following Yonder Star” and “Happy Howlidays.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024

The episode, titled Wild Blue Yonder, sees Tate's Donna rush from the Tardis to embrace Wilfred, who is sitting outside in a wheelchair.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

Salon spoke with Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore of studio Plains of Yonder regarding the meticulously placed symbolism throughout the wallpaper-inspired opening credits of Season 1.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

“She was a fine spinner,” said Balthilda in a gentle voice, “the finest there has ever been in Yonder or anywhere.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff