hither
On this side; the nearerOn this side; the nearer.
» Brilliant butterflies flew hither and thither.
Leuchtende Schmetterlinge flogen überall umher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(archaic, not comparable)On this side; the nearer.
Examples
8 sentencesBrilliant butterflies flew hither and thither.
deLeuchtende Schmetterlinge flogen überall umher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"Hither to this shrine retire, / and share our safety or our death."
He rambled hither and thither.
ruОн бродил туда и сюда. — shanghainese
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.
How came you to venture hither, noble Captain?
deWas hat Euch hierher verschlagen, edler Kapitän? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.
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