Yon Definition

yŏn
adjective
Yonder.
Webster's New World

(dated or dialect) That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.

He went to climb yon hill.
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Synonyms:
pronoun
That or those at a distance.
Webster's New World
That one or those yonder.
American Heritage
adverb

(dated or dialect) Yonder.

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abbreviation

(knitting) Yarn over needle.

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Origin of Yon

  • Middle English short for yond yond yond yonder yonder yonder Pron., Middle English from Old English geon i- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English Ä¡eon

    From Wiktionary

Yon Sentence Examples

  • Night at the encourages yon to demand for its.

  • For all you gadabouts and tourists used to driving hither and yon, a weekend trip to New England is a piece of cake.

  • As a neighbor said, yon lad and wench of Johnson 's have n't been brought up, they 've been dragged up.

  • When ye 've feenished wi yon buik, pit it past.

  • Why do yon not ask whither he is going?

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Words Starting With

YYOYON

Words Ending With

NONYON

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With Y3 Letter Words Ending With N