yonder

[yon-der]

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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.

Origin of yonder

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

yond

[yond]

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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Related Words for yonder

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

Examples from the Web for yonder

Historical Examples of yonder

And how of the heap of trifles that you can see for yourselves in yonder corner?
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Surely I see the red pile of Chandos at the head of yonder squadron!
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
"I thought that I should not need it in yonder inn, but I did," he answered.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
"There is danger for you in that land of Spaniards, if ever we get yonder," said Peter meaningly.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
Yonder, just in front of thee, lie my bow and arrows, likewise my broadsword.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Howard Pyle

British Dictionary definitions for yonder

yonder

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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Word Origin and History for yonder

c.1300, from Old English geond (see yond) + comp. suffix -er (2). Now replaced except in poetic usage by ungrammatical that.

yond

Old English geond (adv., prep.) "beyond, yonder," related to geon (see yon).