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 THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thither

hence hither thence thither whence whither yon (see usage note at whence)

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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.