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Meaning of yonder in English:

yonder

Pronunciation /ˈjɒndə/

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adverb

archaic, dialect

At some distance in the direction indicated; over there.
- ‘there's a ford south of here, about nine miles yonder’
further on, far off, far away, in the distance, afar

determiner

archaic, dialect

That or those (used to refer to something situated at a distance)
‘what light through yonder window breaks?’
- ‘They work in the fields yonder.’
- ‘We shall wait for you to be done in yonder powder room.’
- ‘She would rise early and wrap a thick cloak over her shoulders then proceed to watch as the sun drew itself over the crest of the hills yonder.’
- ‘I suggest you leave your beasts yonder/’

noun

the yonder

The far distance.
‘attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder’
- ‘Two men wearing black jumpsuits exit the aircraft, stepping onto the foot rail that lines the plane's port side and disappearing into the wild blue yonder.’
- ‘It's only when he leaps into the wild blue yonder of compassion, or idealism, or altruism, that he makes these hilarious mistakes.’
- ‘This fearless, forthright, indomitable and courageous individual did venture out into the wild blue yonder in a flying machine.’
- ‘Since concerns about world inflation briefly drove the gold price into the wide blue yonder in 1980, the world has enjoyed a remarkable degree of financial and economic stability.’
- ‘They checked out real estate, and were wined, dined and feted for some days, before disappearing into the wide blue yonder.’
- ‘They're not asked to go off into the wild blue yonder.’
- ‘I'm sure my love for that plane had a lot to do with the fact that Saturday mornings were just me, Dad and the wild blue yonder.’
- ‘She thinks the spontaneity of hitching up your van on a Friday night and setting off into the wild blue yonder is part of carvanning's new appeal.’
- ‘The 69-year-old is heading out to the wild blue yonder for some more golf and perhaps a spot of antique hunting.’
- ‘These gravity-defying wings can simply be launched from a small hill to enjoy the wild blue yonder.’
- ‘If numbers are limited to the nearest and dearest, it is easier to head for the wild blue yonder.’
- ‘Here, however, momentary escape into the wild blue yonder gives way to reality as his body is found amongst the vehicle's twisted wreckage.’
- ‘I couldn't wait to jump into the cockpit and takeoff into the wild blue yonder!’
- ‘After my ex flew the coop, I tied my wedding ring to a helium balloon and let it loose in the wild blue yonder.’
- ‘Amy's eyes drifted open, and then settled yonder.’
- ‘After seeing your sweetheart to her bed, meet me behind the ridge yonder to settle this.’
- ‘Till yesterday it was fine for me to go and study with a teacher in yonder village.’
- ‘Some day when we meet up yonder, we'll stroll hand in hand again.’
- ‘The amount they have in savings: ‘All the money I saved for when I get ready to retire is up yonder now at the hospital, and the doctors,’ Patsy says.’
- ‘Sailing into a dark-blue yonder has become such an integral ingredient of Emma Richards' life that she can barely recall a time when she was not battling with the elements on Homeric quests.’
far away, far off, afar