thither
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ər, ˈðɪð- adjective
2.
on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking; farther; more remote.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of thæder (i from hider hither); akin to Old Norse thathra there, Gothic thathro thence, Sanskrit tátra there, thither
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of thæder (i from hider hither); akin to Old Norse thathra there, Gothic thathro thence, Sanskrit tátra there, thither
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| —adv | |
| obsolete, formal or to or towards that place; in that direction: the flowers and music which attract people thither | |
| [Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hider | |
| thitherward or thitherward | |
| —adv | |
| [Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hider | |
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Word Origin & History
thither
O.E. þider "to or toward that place," altered (by infl. of its opposite hider) of earlier þæder "to that place," from P.Gmc. *thadra- (cf. O.N. þaðra "there"), from *tha (see that) + PIE suffix denoting motion toward (cf. Goth. -dre, Skt. -tra).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
He used to travel thither with his family and their belongings in his own carriage, followed by a baggage wagon.
All those goods that travelled thither were offerings to appease the shades.
The streets are still choked with refugees hurrying hither and thither, scrambling wildly for an avenue of es cape.
For a paltry sum they will engage to guide you thither, but before reaching the mountain top will leave you to proceed alone.
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