thither
[ thith -er, th ith - ]
/ ˈθɪð ər, ˈðɪð- /
adverb
Also thith·er·ward
[thith -er-werd, th ith -] /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
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English
thider, Old English, alteration of
thæder (
i from
hider
hither); akin to Old Norse
thathra there, Gothic
thathro thence, Sanskrit
tátra there, thither
Words nearby thither
thistle,
thistle butterfly,
thistle tube,
thistledown,
thistly,
thither,
thitherto,
thixolabile,
thixotropic,
thixotropy,
thjalfi
Example sentences from the Web for thither
British Dictionary definitions for thither
thither
thitherward (ˈðɪðəwəd)
/ (ˈðɪðə) /
adverb
obsolete, or formal
to or towards that place; in that direction
the 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
Idioms and Phrases with thither
thither
see hither and thither.