Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yond

/jɒnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: yond
IPA: /jɒnd/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Further; more distant.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete

adv

Obsolete

adj

Furious; mad; angry; fierce.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Nightly she sings on yond Pomgranet tree,"
"Last night of all, When yond same star that’s westward from the pole Had made his course t' illume that part of heaven."
"See you yond coign o' the Capitol, yond corner-stone?"
"The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, And say what thou seest yond."
"Emongst the shepheard swaynes, then wexeth wood & yond"

Etymology

From Middle English yond, from Old English ġeond.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: yond, ġeond, onde, onda

Usage

Obsolete

Frequently Paired Words

beyond

Rhymes With

beyond bond respond blonde pond across the pond fond blond correspond wand spawned conned

Questions

How do you pronounce yond?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɒnd/.
What does yond mean?: Further; more distant.
Where does yond come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce yond

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