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yonder

[ yon-der ]
/ ˈyɒn dər /
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adjective

being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take.
being the more distant or farther: yonder side.

adverb

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

RELATED WORDS

yon, away, beyond, distant, farther, further, remote

Nearby words

yom kippur war, yom tov, yomp, yon, yond, yonder, yong lo, yonge, yongjia, yongning, yoni

Origin of yonder

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

Definition for yonder (2 of 2)

yond

[ yond ]
/ yɒnd /

adverb, adjective Archaic.

yonder.

Origin of yond

before 900; Middle English; Old English geond; akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic jaind. See yon
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British Dictionary definitions for yonder

yonder

/ (ˈjɒndə) /

adverb

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

determiner

being at a distance, either within view or as if within viewyonder valleys

Word Origin for yonder

C13: from Old English geond yond; related to Old Saxon jendra, Old High German jenēr, Gothic jaind
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