Hither
/ˈhɪðə/ adj, adv, verb
adj, adv, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 only used in the phrase hither and thither
Adjective
- 1 On this side; the nearer. archaic, not-comparable
"The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil."
Adverb
- 1 To this place, to here. archaic, literary, not-comparable
"He went hither and thither."
- 2 over here not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 to this place (especially toward the speaker) wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went."
Etymology
From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.