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thither

[thith-er, thith-]

adverb

  1. Also thitherward thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.



adjective

  1. on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking; farther; more remote.

thither

/ ˈðɪðə, ˈðɪðəwəd /

adverb

  1. obsoleteto or towards that place; in that direction

    the flowers and music which attract people thither

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thither1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of ٳæ() ( i from hider hither ); akin to Old Norse thathra “there,” Gothic thathro “thence,” Sanskrit áٰ “there, thither”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thither1

Old English thider, variant of ٳæ, influenced by hider hither ; related to Old Norse thathra there
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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

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With the improvement of means of communication, transportation gradually lost its penal character, while the injury done to the country by the exile of criminals thither is annually increasing.

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Upon learning of a red snowfield in the Swiss Alps, the American Naturalist reported that a Mr. Shuttleworth “betook himself thither” with his microscope and declared the color due to tiny animalcules.

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The humor is sporadic, hinging mostly on slapstick-style depictions of body parts being flung hither and thither.

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She figured that since her job seemed to consist of taking trays hither and thither she would be expected to take the empty breakfast setting back to the kitchen.

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A required national policy has, in typical fashion, devolved to the local level, directed hither and thither by the waves of passivity the media can generate by exaggerating crime and violence.

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