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yon

yon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yon]
    • /yɒn/
    • /jɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yon]
    • /yɒn/

Definitions of yon word

  • noun yon Yonder; that. 1
  • adjective yon yonder: situated over there 1
  • adverb yon yonder: over there 1
  • determiner yon Yon is an old-fashioned or dialect word for 'that' or 'those'. 0
  • determiner yon (as pronoun) 0
  • abbreviation YON yonder 0
See all 10 definitions of yon

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Origin of yon

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English geon; akin to Dutch gene, German jener, Old Norse enn, inn the, Gothic jains that

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Parts of speech for Yon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Yon

yon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for yon

adverb yon

  • further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
  • beyond — If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
  • longer — having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
  • yonder — being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take.
  • faraway — distant; remote: faraway lands.
All 9 Synonyms of yon

Antonyms for yon

adverb yon

  • closer — someone or something that closes
  • nearer — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
  • nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
All 5 Antonyms of yon

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