yon

[ yon ]

/ yɒn /

Older Use.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR yon ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, adverb

yonder.

pronoun

that or those yonder.

Origin of yon

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English geon; akin to Dutch gene, German jener, Old Norse enn, inn “the,” Gothic jains “that”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH yon

1. hence, hither, thence, thither, whence, whither, yon 2. yawn, yon

Words nearby yon

YOLO, Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur War, yomp, yom tov, yon, yond, yonder, Yonge, Yong Lo, yoni

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Example sentences from the Web for yon

We've seen Mitt Romney fly thither and yon grasping at excuses not to release his tax returns.
The McCain Defense Shouldn't Fly|Michael Tomasky|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Half a dozen times he rushed hither and yon, but at all times he felt the spring of the splendid toy in my hand.
Mr. Dide, His Vacation in Colorado|Lewis B. France
Yon downward and well-worn way leads sinful souls to the place of everlasting punishment.
Folk-Lore and Legends|Anonymous
But there's harder things in't nor that, and yon's the hardest.
David Elginbrod|George MacDonald

Young Fitzooth turned to Warrenton: "Can you tell me who these may be who sit alone in yon little box?"
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick
I cried to him over the thirty paces; but I got no reply from yon among the rushes.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for yon

yon

yond (jɒnd)

/ (jɒn) /

determiner

mainly Scot and Northern English

an archaic or dialect word for that yon man
(as pronoun)yon's a fool

variants of yonder

Word Origin for yon

Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains

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Idioms and Phrases with yon

yon

see hither and thither (yon).

单词	yon
释义	yon [ yon ] / yɒn / Older Use. SEE SYNONYMS FOR yon ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, adverb yonder. pronoun that or those yonder. Origin of yon First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English geon; akin to Dutch gene, German jener, Old Norse enn, inn “the,” Gothic jains “that” WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH yon 1. hence, hither, thence, thither, whence, whither, yon 2. yawn, yon Words nearby yon YOLO, Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur War, yomp, yom tov, yon, yond, yonder, Yonge, Yong Lo, yoni Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yon We've seen Mitt Romney fly thither and yon grasping at excuses not to release his tax returns. The McCain Defense Shouldn't Fly\|Michael Tomasky\|July 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Half a dozen times he rushed hither and yon, but at all times he felt the spring of the splendid toy in my hand. Mr. Dide, His Vacation in Colorado\|Lewis B. France Yon downward and well-worn way leads sinful souls to the place of everlasting punishment. Folk-Lore and Legends\|Anonymous But there's harder things in't nor that, and yon's the hardest. David Elginbrod\|George MacDonald Young Fitzooth turned to Warrenton: "Can you tell me who these may be who sit alone in yon little box?" Robin Hood\|Paul Creswick I cried to him over the thirty paces; but I got no reply from yon among the rushes. The Shoes of Fortune\|Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for yon yon yond (jɒnd) / (jɒn) / determiner mainly Scot and Northern English an archaic or dialect word for that yon man (as pronoun)yon's a fool variants of yonder Word Origin for yon Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with yon yon see hither and thither (yon). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to yon further, away, beyond, distant, farther, remote, yonder, longer
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