Definitions for yonderˈyɒn dər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yon•derˈyɒn dər(adj.)

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

    Do you see yonder hut?

  2. being the more distant or farther:

    the yonder side of the hill.

  3. (adv.)at, in, or to that specified place; over there:

    Look yonder!

Origin of yonder:

1250–1300; ME yonder, yender; akin to OS gendra, Go jaindre; see yond

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yonder, yon(adverb)

    distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)

    "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"

  2. yonder, yon(adverb)

    at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)

    "the house yonder"; "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham

Wiktionary

  1. yonder(Noun)

    Something that is distant but within sight.

    Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, riding high into the sky.

  2. yonder(Adverb)

    Distant but within sight

    Yonder peasant - who is he?

  3. yonder(Adverb)

    In a distant, indicated place; over there.

    Yonder peasant - who is he?

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yonder(adverb)

    at a distance, but within view

  2. Yonder(adj)

    being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon


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