thither

[ thith -er, th ith - ]

/ ˈθɪð ər, ˈðɪð- /

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

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

Can be confusedhence hither thence thither whence whither yon (see usage note at whence)

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Examples from the Web for thither

Hugh puffed, his hair flopping hither and thither as the photographers hosed him down.
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Thither i'th' evening, and which is the most infliction, Only to insult upon our miseries.Cler.
The Little French Lawyer|Francis Beaumont
Henri accompanied me thither, and that, while they remained there, nothing happened to excite any alarm.
The Mysteries of Udolpho|Ann Radcliffe
I smiled to myself as I saw them hurrying hither and thither about their numerous affairs.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

Wandering hither and thither at hazard, he found himself in the great gallery devoted to Egyptian stone objects and sculpture.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales|Henry Rider Haggard
But chiefly, through our division of interest our mind is drawn hither and thither.
The Photoplay|Hugo Mnsterberg

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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Word Origin and History for thither

thither

adv.

Old English þider "to or toward that place," altered (by influence of its opposite hider) from earlier þæder "to that place," from Proto-Germanic *thadra- (cf. Old Norse þaðra "there"), from *tha (see that) + PIE suffix denoting motion toward (cf. Gothic -dre, Sanskrit -tra). The medial -th- developed in Middle English but was rare before early 16c. (cf. gather, murder, burden).

Idioms and Phrases with thither

thither

see hither and thither.