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单词 hither
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hith•er /ˈhɪðɚ/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. to or toward this place:to come hither.

adj. 
  1. being on this or the closer side:the hither side of the meadow.
Idioms
  1. Idioms hither and thither, here and there;
    in all directions.
  2. Idioms hither and yon, in many places.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hith•er  (hiᵺər),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. to or toward this place:to come hither.
  2. Idioms hither and thither, in various quarters;
    here and there:They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain.
  3. Idioms hither and yon, from here to over there, esp. to a farther place;
    in or to a great many places:He looked hither and yon for the coin. She went hither and yon in search of an answer.

adj. 
  1. being on this or the closer side;
    nearer:the hither side of the meadow.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, Old English hider; cognate with Old Norse hethra, Latin citer on this side

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hither /ˈhɪðə/ adv
  1. to or towards this place (esp in the phrase come hither)
  2. hither and thitherthis way and that, as in a state of confusion
adj
  1. archaic or dialect (of a side or part, esp of a hill or valley) nearer; closer
Etymology: Old English hider; related to Old Norse hethra here, Gothic hidrē, Latin citrā on this side, citrō
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