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thither

thither

7 9.9
Toward that place away from the person who speaks
  • adverb
  • /ˈθɪðər/
  • Archaic
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  • Go not thither where you know not whether you shall be welcome or not.
  • go thither

He's blown this hit her and thither about trying to get home.

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Examples

  • Kindly convey us thither with the utmost discretion.

    Pirates (1986)

  • I remember nothing of our march thither.

    Academic text (1992)

  • First, from the park, let us conduct them thither.

    Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

  • Jackson County, Missouri seemed to be the next gathering place, and thither the people bent their way.

    Blog text (6)

  • Come, let us thither.

    Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

  • We'll to dinner thither.

    Romeo + Juliet (1996)

  • First, from the park, let us conduct them thither.

  • Kindly convey us thither with the utmost discretion.

Synonyms

there
vsthither
∞ 1.0

At or toward a place that is not here

is archaic and specifically focuses on movement toward a place
yond
vsthither
  • Archaic
1 9.9

At a distance over there, often in old or poetic speech

expresses movement toward that place rather than just distance
thitherward
vsthither
  • Archaic
9.9

Toward that place or direction

has identical meaning but appears without the directional suffix

Idioms

hither and thither
  • Archaic
1 9.3

In many different directions and places

Surface Forms

thither positive

Etymology

Thither comes from an old English word meaning 'to that place' and is the partner of hither ('to this place') and from the same root as there. So thither means moving toward that place, 'away from the speaker'.