thither
[ thith -er, th ith - ]
/ ˈθɪð ər, ˈðɪð- /
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adverb
Also thith·er·ward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/, thith·er·wards. to or toward that place or point; there.
adjective
on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking; farther; more remote.
Nearby words
thistle, thistle butterfly, thistle tube, thistledown, thistly, thither, thitherto, thitherward, thixolabile, thixotropic, thixotropy
Origin of thither
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of thæder (i from hider hither); akin to Old Norse thathra there, Gothic thathro thence, Sanskrit tátra there, thither
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British Dictionary definitions for thither
thither
thitherward (ˈðɪðəwəd)
/ (ˈðɪðə) /
adverb
obsolete, or formal to or towards that place; in that directionthe flowers and music which attract people thither
Word Origin for thither
Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hider hither; related to Old Norse thathra there
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Idioms and Phrases with thither
thither
see hither and thither.
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