Hither+and+thither

  • 21Thither — Thith er, adv. [OE. thider, AS. [eth]ider; akin to E. that; cf. Icel. [thorn]a[eth]ra there, Goth. [thorn]a[thorn]r[=o] thence. See {That}, and {The}.] 1. To that place; opposed to {hither}. [1913 Webster] This city is near; . . . O, let me… …

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  • 22Hither — Hith er, a. 1. Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.… …

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  • 23hither — meaning ‘to or toward this place’, is an ancient word that existed in Old English. In current English it is restricted, except for formal or archaic uses, to a number of fixed phrases: hither and thither or hither and yon (= in various… …

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  • 24and yonder — Hither and thither ● yon …

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  • 25hither — /hidh euhr/, adv. 1. to or toward this place: to come hither. 2. hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there: They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain. 3. hither and yon, from here to over there, esp. to a farther place; in …

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  • 26hither — [[t]hɪ̱ðə(r)[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v Hither means to the place where you are. [OLD FASHIONED] He has sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people. Syn: here 2) PHRASE: PHR after v Hither and thither means in many different directions or… …

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  • 27thither — adverb /θɪðəɹ,ðɪðəɹ/lang=en To that place (rare except for literary or legal use). ...Eleutherius, who thinking himself concernd , because he brought me thither... See Also: hither, hither and thither, hither, thither and yon, thitherto, whither …

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  • 28hither — 1. adverb /ˈhɪðə,ˈhɪðɚ/ a) To this place, to here. He went hither and thither. b) here to See Also: thither, whither, hither and thither 2 …

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  • 29thither — [[t]ðɪ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ADV: ADV after v Thither means to the place that has already been mentioned. [OLD FASHIONED] hither and thither → see hither They have dragged themselves thither for shelter. Syn: there …

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  • 30hither — adjective old use here: hither and thither (=in many directions): A little girl was running hither and thither …

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