thither
To that placeTo that place.
» Brilliant butterflies flew hither and thither.
Leuchtende Schmetterlinge flogen überall umher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(archaic, literary, not comparable)To that place.
dorthin, dahin
туда́tudá
туди́tudý
to or toward that place; away from the speaker
(archaic, not comparable)To that point, end, or result.
The argument tended thither.
Examples
5 sentencesBrilliant butterflies flew hither and thither.
deLeuchtende Schmetterlinge flogen überall umher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He rambled hither and thither.
ruОн бродил туда и сюда. — shanghainese
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.
And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy witFrom Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- to or toward that place; away from the speaker:there
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsSee also
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