yon

«yon» in Mova's school dictionary: "that hill over there" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective, determiner and adverb (yon — old-fashioned, dialect)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old-fashioned or dialect) That, or those, over there: "yon hill" means "that hill over there". tree →

2) (dialect, adverb) Yonder; over there. tree →

sense in the lessons

It is found in old poems, the Bible (older translations), fairy tales and in dialects of Scotland and the north of England. It makes language sound old or rural. "Hither and yon" means "here and there, in all directions". Related: "yonder" (over there), "beyond".

examples

• "Who lives in yon castle?" asked the traveller. tree →
• The shepherd pointed to yon hill. tree →
• "Fetch me yon bucket, lad," said the old farmer. tree →
• Leaves blew hither and yon in the wind. tree →
• In the poem, the knight rode towards yon dark tower. tree →
• Grandad from Yorkshire still says "yon" when he means "that". tree →
• "Why there; something is shining in yon corner!" tree →

note

Not used in modern standard English; in your own writing it will sound old-fashioned or like a dialect, which can be good for a character's voice. Do not confuse with "yawn" or with "yen" (Japanese money, or a strong wish).

In the corpora

• The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «yon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.