yonder

adverb and adjective (yonder — old or dialect); pronoun (yonder, very old)

«yonder» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder. tree →
That … over there: yonder tree. tree →

In the lessons

An old and country word. You meet it in old books, poems, songs, the Bible and cowboy films: «over yonder», «the wild blue yonder» (the open sky). In The Wind in the Willows and other classics, country folk point to «yonder» farm or wood. Still heard in parts of the southern USA and rural Britain and Ireland.

Examples

See yonder hill? Our cottage is just behind it. tree →
The farmer pointed to the wood yonder. tree →
«Who lives in yonder house?» asked the traveller. tree →
They rode off into the wild blue yonder. tree →
The river bends over yonder. tree →
Yonder stands the old mill. tree →
Don't you see the farm-house yonder? tree →

Note

Old-fashioned or dialect; in everyday writing say «over there» or «that one over there». Often «over yonder».

In Jewish tradition

It is an old word meaning "over there". In the primary lessons: An old and country word. You meet it in old books, poems, songs, the Bible and cowboy films: «over yonder», «the wild blue yonder» (the open sky). In The Wind in the Willows and other classics, country folk point to «yonder» farm or wood. Still heard in parts of the southern USA and rural Britain and Ireland.

Examples

And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.' (Torah NUM.23.15, JPS 1917) tree →
And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.' (Torah GEN.22.5, JPS 1917) tree →
'Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the fire-pans out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are become holy; (Torah NUM.16.37, JPS 1917) tree →
Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great. (Writings PSA.104.25, JPS 1917) tree →
Those yonder lift up their voice, they sing for joy; for the majesty of the LORD they shout from the sea: (Prophets ISA.24.14, JPS 1917) tree →
And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Behold, yonder is that Shunammite. (Prophets 2KI.4.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Old-fashioned or dialect; in everyday writing say «over there» or «that one over there». Often «over yonder».

Early Modern English

Meaning

At some distance, but within sight. tree →

Then and now

Today it is old or dialect; we usually say "over there" or "that".

Examples

And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.' (Torah NUM.23.15, JPS 1917) tree →
Don't you see the farm-house yonder? (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.' (Torah GEN.22.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: over there.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «yonder» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «yonder» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«yonder» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «yonder» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«yonder» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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