Hither and thither
11hither and thither (also hither and yon) — to and fro. → hither …
12hither and thither — here and there …
13hither and thither — idi here and there …
14hither and thither — literary in many different directions …
15hither\ and\ yon — • hither and thither • hither and yon adv. phr. literary In one direction and then in another. Bob wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate. Compare: here and there …
16hither and yon — adverb also hither and yond : hither and thither * * * hither and yon, or ● yon * * * another term for hither and thither * * * ˌhither and ˈthither | ˌhither and ˈyon idiom …
17hither and yon — See: HITHER AND THITHER …
18hither and yon — See: HITHER AND THITHER …
19hither, thither — Hither is a rarely used adjective and adverb that has been largely replaced by here. It is correct, but somewhat old fashioned, to say Come hither, meaning Come here, and the hither side of the stream, meaning the nearer side. Thither is an… …
20Hither — Hith er, adv. [OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel. h[=e][eth]ra, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidr[=e]; cf. L. citra on this side, or E. here, he. [root]183. Cf. {He}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To this place; used with verbs signifying motion, and implying… …