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Definition of thither in English: thitheradverb ˈðɪðəˈðɪðər archaic, literary To or towards that place. no trickery had been necessary to attract him thither Example sentencesExamples - Other colonists went thither of their own will in 1654 and 1662.
- I was as ripe for university as some that have been sent thither.
- On hearing a rumour that Isabella is with Theodore in the churchyard, Manfred rushes thither, and stabs the woman - only to find it is his daughter, Matilda.
- Enterprising men are hastening thither, and capital is flowing into the State from all parts of the country.
- Many Acadians fled thither after the dispersion of Grand Pré and the fall of Louisbourg.
Origin Old English thider, alteration (by association with hither) of thæder, of Germanic origin; related to that and the. Rhymes dither, hither, slither, swither, whither, wither, zither Definition of thither in US English: thitheradverbˈT͟HiT͟Hərˈðɪðər literary, archaic To or toward that place. no trickery had been necessary to attract him thither Example sentencesExamples - I was as ripe for university as some that have been sent thither.
- Other colonists went thither of their own will in 1654 and 1662.
- Many Acadians fled thither after the dispersion of Grand Pré and the fall of Louisbourg.
- Enterprising men are hastening thither, and capital is flowing into the State from all parts of the country.
- On hearing a rumour that Isabella is with Theodore in the churchyard, Manfred rushes thither, and stabs the woman - only to find it is his daughter, Matilda.
Origin Old English thider, alteration (by association with hither) of thæder, of Germanic origin; related to that and the. |