yon

jɒn

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Definition of yon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

location

Rare

at a distant place within sight

Rare

The castle lies yon, beyond the hills.

afar

there

yonder

direction

Rare

in an indicated direction over there

Rare

Look yon, where the sun sets.

afar

there

yonder

Adjective

distance

Rare

at or in a distant place

Rare

Look at yon distant hill.!

distant

faraway

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hither and yon

adv.

in various directions or places

The children ran hither and yon in the park.

Origin of yon

Old English, geon (yonder)

Examples of yon in a sentence

Look yon and you'll see the lighthouse.
The castle lies yon, beyond the hills.
She pointed yon, towards the distant mountains.
Yon castle looks mysterious.
Yon tree has been there for centuries.

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French:là-bas, lointain, ...
German:dort drüben, jener, ...
Italian:laggiù, quello, ...
Spanish:allá, aquel, ...
Portuguese:acolá, distante, ...
Chinese:远处, 那边的, ...
Japanese:あそこに, あの, ...
Arabic:هُنَاكَ, بَعِيد, ...
Hebrew:שָׁם, הַהוּא, ...
Russian:вон там, вон тот, ...
Ukrainian:там, у далині, ...
Hindi:दूर, वह, ...
Bengali:দূরে, ওই, ...
Catalan:allà, aquell, ...
Czech:onde, onen, ...
Danish:derovre, den der, ...
Dutch:ginds, die, ...
Greek:εκεί πέρα, εκείνος, ...
Hungarian:amott, amaz, ...
Khmer:នៅទីនោះឆ្ងាយៗ, ឯនាយ, ...
Korean:저쪽에, 저, ...
Persian:در آن سو, آن‌سوی, ...
Polish:tam, tamten, ...
Portuguese (BR):ali, distante, ...
Romanian:acolo, acel, ...
Swedish:där borta, ditåt, ...
Thai:ไกลออกไป, ที่นั่น, ...
Turkish:şurada, uzaktaki, ...
Vietnamese:đằng kia, ở xa kia, ...

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