Meaning & use
yonder
Over there, at some distance within sight, but not close by.
See it in a sentence
The old farmer pointed yonder, toward the barn on the far side of the field.
Look yonder, she said, gesturing at the mountains on the horizon.
A note on using this word
Yonder is archaic or dialectal in modern English and mainly appears in literary, poetic, or regional speech.
Words with a similar meaning
over there
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