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yonder
yon·der Y0024300 (yŏn′dər)adv. In or at that indicated place: the house over yonder.adj. Being at an indicated distance, usually within sight: "Yonder hills," he said, pointing.pron. A distant place, usually within sight.
[Middle English, from yond, yond; see yond.]yonder (ˈjɒndə) advat, in, or to that relatively distant place; over theredeterminerbeing at a distance, either within view or as if within view: yonder valleys. [C13: from Old English geond yond; related to Old Saxon jendra, Old High German jenēr, Gothic jaind]yon•der (ˈyɒn dər)
adj. 1. being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: Do you see yonder hut? 2. being the more distant or farther: the yonder side of the hill. adv. 3. at, in, or to that specified place; over there: Look yonder! [1250–1300; Middle English yonder, yender; akin to Old Saxon gendra, Gothic jaindre; see yond] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | yonder - distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"yondistant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" | | Adv. | 1. | yonder - at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal); "the house yonder"; "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willinghamyon |
Translationsyonder
into the wide blue yonderTo a location far away that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wide blue yonder.See also: blue, wide, yonderinto the wild blue yonderTo a location far away that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wild blue yonder.See also: blue, wild, yonderinto the wide blue yonder or into the wild blue yonder LITERARYIf someone goes into the wide blue yonder or into the wild blue yonder, they go somewhere that is far away and not known to them. Sailing into the wide blue yonder, Colin discovered his very own desert island. They packed their bags and headed for the airport and the wild blue yonder.See also: blue, wide, yonderthe wide (or wild) blue yonder the sky or sea; the far or unknown distance. The phrase comes from ‘Army Air Corps’ ( 1939 ), a song by Robert Crawford : ‘Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun’.See also: blue, wide, yonderyonder
Related to yonder: wild blue yonderSynonyms for yonderadj distant but within sight ('yon' is dialectal)SynonymsRelated Wordsadv at or in an indicated (usually distant) place ('yon' is archaic and dialectal)Synonyms |