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yond

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /jɒnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒnd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Further; more distant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Yonder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Furious; mad; angry; fierce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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4

adv

Meaning 4

Yonder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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History

Etymology

From Middle English yond, from Old English ġeond.

From Middle English onde (“malice, ill-will”), from Old English onda, anda (“envy, jealousy; hatred, anger”).