English Explanatory Dictionary

thither

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. To that place.
  2. To that point, end, or result.
adj
  1. The farther, the other and more distant.

Pronunciation

/ˈðɪðə/ /ˈθɪðə/ /ˈðɪðɚ/ /ˈθɪðɚ/ En-us-thither.ogg

Word forms

thither thithermost

Etymology

From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.

Synonyms

there over there away there yonder farther

Antonyms

thence

Related words

hither whither yon here there where to from hence thence whence

Derived words

hither and thither hither, thither and yon thitherside thitherto thitherward
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