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hither.

To this place, to here.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈhɪðə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɪðɚ/General-American
  1. To this place, to here.

    archaic · literary · not-comparable
    He went hither and thither.
  2. over here

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.

adj/ˈhɪðə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɪðɚ/General-American
  1. On this side; the nearer.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.

verb/ˈhɪðə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɪðɚ/General-American
  1. 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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