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whither
[ hwith-er, with- ]
/ ˈʰwɪð ər, ˈwɪð- /
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adverb
to what place? where?
to what end, point, action, or the like? to what?
conjunction
to which place.
to whatever place.
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Origin of whither
First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English whider, hwider, hwither, Old English hwider, hwyder, alteration of hwæder (cognate with Gothic hwadrē “whither”), modeled on hider hither
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British Dictionary definitions for whither
whither
/ (ˈwɪðə) archaic, or poetic /
adverb
to what place?
to what end or purpose?
conjunction
to whatever place, purpose, etc
Word Origin for whither
Old English hwider, hwæder; related to Gothic hvadrē; modern English form influenced by hither
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