hither.
To this place, to here.
Meaning & usage
To this place, to here.
He went hither and thither.
over here
Where this word comes from
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.
On this side; the nearer.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.
only used in the phrase hither and thither
Where this word comes from
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.
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