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

Example Sentences

“She is yonder, by the river’s edge,” replied Magic, a little too flowery in my opinion.

From Literature

“But there’s another village about five miles yonder that has a fair amount of merchants and peddlers. When you come to a fork in the road, take the left.”

From Literature

The palm trees, in the back garden, the front yard, along the avenues, on the ridge up yonder.

From Los Angeles Times

Time and again, her poems land on faith as the fuel to catapult us to a yonder she’s dreamed of exploring since her girlhood in Knoxville and Cincinnati.

From Los Angeles Times

“We're crossing over yonder, crossing over yonder...to be with those we love.”

From Literature