yonder

[yon-der] /ˈyɒn dər/

adjective

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

That road yonder is the one to take.

being the more distant or farther:

yonder side.

adverb

at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there.

Origin

1250-1300; Middle English yonder, yender, equivalent to yond + -er as in hither, thither, etc.; akin to Dutch ginder, Gothic jaindre

yond

[yond] /yɒnd/

adverb, adjective, Archaic.

Origin

before 900; Middle English; Old English geond; akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic jaind. See yon

Examples from the web for yonder

Bob, off you go into the wild blue yonder flying high into the sky.
Purely hypothetical and imaginary out of blue yonder of course, this chart is, but fun nonetheless.
But finally, the bird is free, and off he flies into the clear blue yonder.
Many of yonder years hacking was done by people who knew more than the people managing the systems.
Speed kills, the saying goes, and driving from here to yonder takes forever at posted limits.
Little of the critical fighting in the wide blue yonder is shown.
So with our new target location set into the navigation system, it's off into the wild blue yonder.
Exploration of our inner space has lagged behind efforts to understand the wild blue yonder.
His redemption up in the wild and not-so-blue yonder is a palpable hoax.
yonder sandstone cliff was once the bed of a great flowing river.

British Dictionary definitions for yonder

/ˈjɒndə/

adverb

at, in, or to that relatively distant place; over there

determiner

being at a distance, either within view or as if within view: yonder valleys

Word Origin

C13: from Old English geond yond; related to Old Saxon jendra, Old High German jenēr, Gothic jaind

Word Origin and History for yonder

c.1300, from Old English geond (see yond) + comp. suffix -er (2). Now replaced except in poetic usage by ungrammatical that.

Old English geond (adv., prep.) "beyond, yonder," related to geon (see yon).

Slang definitions & phrases for yonder

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