whither
[ hwith -er, with - ]
/ ˈʰwɪð ər, ˈwɪð- /
adverb
to what place? where?
to what end, point, action, or the like? to what?
conjunction
to which place.
to whatever place.
Origin of whither
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English, Old English
hwider, alteration of
hwæder (cognate with Gothic
hwadre), modeled on
hider
hither
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British Dictionary definitions for whither
whither
/ (ˈwɪðə) archaic, or poetic /
adverb
to what place?
to what end or purpose?
conjunction
to whatever place, purpose, etc
Word Origin for whither
Old English
hwider, hwæder; related to Gothic
hvadrē; modern English form influenced by
hither