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thither
[ thith-er, thith- ]
/ ˈθɪð ər, ˈðɪð- /
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adverb
Also thith·er·ward [thith-er-werd, thith-], /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.
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Origin of thither
First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of thæder(i) (i from hider hither); akin to Old Norse thathra “there,” Gothic thathro “thence,” Sanskrit tátra “there, thither”
Words nearby thither
thistle butterfly, thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness, thither, thitherto, thixotropic, thixotropy, Thjalfi, Thjazi
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How to use thither in a sentence
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with thither
thither
see hither and thither.
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