hither
adv. place C2 Proficiency US //ˈhɪðɝ// UK //hˈɪðɐ// hith·er
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.
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.
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.
- Adverbhither
- Adverbhitherto