yonder
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English yonder, yondre, ȝondre, ȝendre, from Old English ġeonre (“thither; yonder”, adverb), equivalent to yond (from ġeond, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz) + -er, as in hither, thither. Cognate with Scots ȝondir (“yonder”), Dutch ginder (“over there; yonder”), Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌴 (jaindrē, “thither”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈjɑndəɹ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ)
Adverb[edit]
yonder (not comparable)
- (archaic or dialect) At or in a distant but indicated place.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene i, l. 149:
- See who yonder is.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314, page 0124:
- "A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there."
- Whose doublewide is that over yonder?
- 1602, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene i, l. 149:
- (archaic or dialect) Synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place.
- They headed on over yonder.
Synonyms[edit]
- (all senses): there, over there, away there
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
in a distant, indicated place
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Adjective[edit]
yonder (comparative more yonder, superlative most yonder)
Synonyms[edit]
- see farther
Determiner[edit]
yonder
- (archaic or dialect, as an adjective) Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Romeo and Iuliet (First Folio), Act II, Scene ii:
- But ſoft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the Eaſt, and Iuliet is the Sunne...
- But ſoft, what light through yonder window breaks?
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, Pt. II, ch. 2:
- Fire, the Sword, and Plagueǃ They may all be found in the yonder city; on my head alone may they fallǃ
- 2006, Cécile Corbel (lyrics and music), “Siúil a Ruin”, in Songbook 1[1], Brittany: Keltia Musique, performed by Cécile Corbel:
- I wish I were on yonder hill
and there I’d sit and I’d cry my fill,
and ev’ry tear would turn a mill,
And a blessing walk with you, my love
- Yonder lass, who be she?
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Romeo and Iuliet (First Folio), Act II, Scene ii:
- (archaic or dialect, as a pronoun) One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
- The yonder is Queen Niobe.
Synonyms[edit]
- (distant but within sight): yon
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
distant but within sight
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Noun[edit]
yonder (plural yonders)
- (literary) The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.
- 1939, Robert MacArthur Crawford, "Army Air Corps:"
- Off we go in to the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun...
- Off we go in to the wild blue yonder,
- 1939, Robert MacArthur Crawford, "Army Air Corps:"
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the vast distance
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “yonder, adv., adj., pron., & n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1921.
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