yonder
The farther, the more distant of two choicesThe farther, the more distant of two choices.
» Look over yonder.
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1 senses(archaic, dialectal)The farther, the more distant of two choices.
- distant but within sight (‘yon’ is dialectal)
Examples
8 sentencesLook over yonder.
I put my pencils yonder on the bed.
ruЯ положил карандаши вон туда, на кровать. — Ooneykcall
Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel?
"The city lieth yonder," and he pointed over his shoulder toward the smoking mountains.
That person yonder will run.
Origin
From Middle English yonder, yondre, ȝondre, ȝendre, from Old English ġeonre (“thither; yonFrom 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.
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Forms
more yonder, most yonder| Comparative | more yonder Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most yonder Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- distant but within sight (‘yon’ is dialectal):yon
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.