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thither

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈðɪðə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθɪðɚ, ˈðɪð-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thiᵺ′ər, ᵺiᵺ′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
thith•er /ˈθɪðɚ, ˈðɪð-/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. to or toward that place or point;
    there:went thither in search of adventure.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
thith•er  (thiᵺ′ər, ᵺiᵺ′-),USA pronunciation adv. 
adj. 
  1. on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking;
    farther;
    more remote.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English thider, Old English, alteration of thæder (i from hider hither); akin to Old Norse thathra there, Gothic thathro thence, Sanskrit tátra there, thither

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thither /ˈðɪðə/, thitherward /ˈðɪðəwəd/, thitherwards /ˈðɪðəwədz/ adv
  1. obsolete or formal to or towards that place; in that direction
Etymology: Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hider hither; related to Old Norse thathra there
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