Word Adverb
hither
adv.
place
C2 Proficiency US /ˈhɪðɝ/ UK /hˈɪðɐ/ hith·er
Definition
adv.toward this place. It is an old-fashioned or poetic word that people rarely use in modern conversation.
adv.toward this place or direction.
Examples
“The traveler walked hither to reach the village.”
“In the old poem, the knight rode hither to meet his lady at the castle gates.”
“The poet used the word hither to evoke a sense of ancient, formal movement, contrasting the modern prose with a more traditional, rhythmic flow.”
Real-world usage
“But the Atlantic seems unlikely to turn into Grand Central Station, with hurricanes tracking hither and thither with hyper intensities.”
Etymology
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin gem-pro *hidrê
Level C2 · Proficiency
Frequency Occasional
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