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 THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thither

hence, hither, thence, thither , whence, whither, yon

Words nearby thither

thistle butterfly, thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness, thither, thitherto, thixolabile, thixotropic, thixotropy, Thjalfi

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How to use thither in a sentence

We've seen Mitt Romney fly thither and yon grasping at excuses not to release his tax returns.
The McCain Defense Shouldn't Fly|Michael Tomasky|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hugh puffed, his hair flopping hither and thither as the photographers hosed him down.
Why We Adore Liz Hurley's Love Life|Tom Sykes|April 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
With arrows and with bows they shall go in thither: for briers and thorns shall be in all the land.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

And not until the secretary arose to call the various charges and who had been sent thither, did he know where he was to go.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Monsieur de Tressan was here, as ill-luck would have it, and Gaubert implored him to send soldiers thither to quell the riot.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with thither

thither

see hither and thither.