yon

[ yon ]

/ yɒn /

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adjective, adverb

yonder.

pronoun

that or those yonder.

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Origin of yon

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English geon; akin to Dutch gene, German jener, Old Norse enn, inn “the,” Gothic jains “that”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH yon

1. hence, hither, thence, thither, whence, whither, yon 2. yawn, yon

Words nearby yon

YOLO, Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur War, yomp, yom tov, yon, yond, yonder, Yonge, Yong Lo, yoni

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How to use yon in a sentence

We've seen Mitt Romney fly thither and yon grasping at excuses not to release his tax returns.
The McCain Defense Shouldn't Fly|Michael Tomasky|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yon deep bell tolls no matin—'tis the tocsin's hurried blare!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
I'd believe it quicker aboot yon ither chiel, Charlie Rogerson.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
He feels not the emotion of love, for his heart is made of ice, while his dark mind changes as the waters of yon river.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham

And if yer on a hoss, ye can foller a trail down to brushy fork and out on yon side.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
As the madman was working over here, I climbed and slipped, and cut steps in the rock face of the cliff, on yon side.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney

British Dictionary definitions for yon

yon

yond (jɒnd)

/ (jɒn) /

determiner

mainly Scot and Northern English

an archaic or dialect word for that yon man
(as pronoun)yon's a fool

variants of yonder

Word Origin for yon

Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains

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Other Idioms and Phrases with yon

yon

see hither and thither (yon).