thither

[ thith-er, thith- ]

/ ˈθɪð ər, ˈðɪð- /

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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for thither

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
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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Idioms and Phrases with thither

thither

see hither and thither.

单词	thither
释义	thither [ thith-er, thith- ] / ˈθɪð ər, ˈðɪð- / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thither 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 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 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 Idioms and Phrases with thither thither see hither and thither. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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