thither

[ thith-er, thith- ]

adverb
  1. Also thith·er·ward [thith-er-werd, thith-], /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/, thith·er·wards. 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.

Origin of thither

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of thæder(i) (i from hider hither); akin to Old Norse thathra “there,” Gothic thathro “thence,” Sanskrit tátra “there, thither”

Words that may be confused with thither

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How to use thither in a sentence

  • Gold had been discovered at Pike's Peak, and thitherward had flocked a great multitude of people.

  • The hospitality there enjoyed was such as to make us almost forget our tedious journey thitherward.

    Mary and I | Stephen Return Riggs
  • She gazes earnestly thitherward, and her breath comes thick and short, while her heart seems rising into her throat.

  • And so we went thitherward, although I had grave doubts as to whether Cap'n Jack had not returned.

    The Birthright | Joseph Hocking
  • The hiding place that promised best was the old hunting lodge in the forest, and thitherward I turned my face.

    The Master of Appleby | Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for thither

thither

thitherward (ˈðɪðəwəd)

/ (ˈðɪðə) /


adverb
  1. obsolete, or formal to or towards that place; in that direction: the flowers and music which attract people thither

Origin of thither

1
Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hider hither; related to Old Norse thathra there

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Other Idioms and Phrases with thither

thither

see hither and thither.

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