# yonder

Pronunciation: US say "YON-der" /ˈjɑndəɹ/; UK/AUS say "YON-duh" /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/

## Adverb

1. At, in, or to a distant place that is being pointed out or indicated; over there. *(dialectal, Southern US)*
   - Simple: Over there. At or to a place some distance away, often one you can point to.
   - _The old barn sits over yonder, just past the creek._
   - _See that water tower yonder? Our place is right behind it._

## Noun

3. A vast, far-off distance, especially the open sky or a trackless forest. *(literary)*
   - Simple: A very far-away place, especially the open sky or a wild forest.
   - _The little plane climbed steadily and disappeared into the wild blue yonder._
   - _The trail led west, past the last farm and into the green yonder of the forest._

## Determiner

2. That or those over there: used before a noun to point to someone or something at a distance, usually still within sight. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: That one over there. Used to point to a person or thing far away that you can still see.
   - _Who owns those cattle grazing on yonder hill?_
   - _Fetch me the lantern from yonder shed before it gets dark._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Farther away: the more distant of two possible ones.

## Origin

From Middle English yonder, perhaps from Old English ġeonre ("thither; yonder"), equivalent to yond (Old English ġeond) + -er, as in hither and thither. It is related to Dutch ginder ("over there; yonder") and Gothic jaindrē ("thither").

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