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- [yon-der]
- /ˈyɒn dər/
- /ˈjɒn.dər/
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- [yon-der]
- /ˈyɒn dər/
Definitions of yonder word
- adjective yonder being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take. 1
- adjective yonder being the more distant or farther: yonder side. 1
- adverb yonder at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there. 1
- noun yonder That or those (used to refer to something situated at a distance). 1
- adverb yonder over there 1
- adjective yonder visible over there 1
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Origin of yonder
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English yonder, yender, equivalent to yond + -er as in hither, thither, etc.; akin to Dutch ginder, Gothic jaindre
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Parts of speech for Yonder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yonder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for yonder
adverb yonder
- faraway — distant; remote: faraway lands.
- yon — Yonder; that.
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- beyond — If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
adjective yonder
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- telescopic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
Antonyms for yonder
adverb yonder
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