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Definitions for Hither

[1] to or toward this place: to come hither.
[2] being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow.
[3] hither and thither , in various quarters; here and there: They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain.
[4] hither and yon , from here to over there, especially to a farther place; in or to a great many places: He looked hither and yon for the coin. She went hither and yon in search of an answer.
[5] to or towards this place (esp in the phrase come hither ) Also (archaic): hitherward , hitherwards
[6] hither and thither this way and that, as in a state of confusion
[7] archaic , or dialect (of a side or part, esp of a hill or valley) nearer; closer

Words related to Hither

here, close, toward

Words nearby Hither

hitchcock chair, hitchcock, alfred, hitchhike, hitching post, hitchings, hither, hither and thither, hithermost, hitherto, hitherward, hitler

Origin of Hither

before 900; Middle English, Old English hider; cognate with Old Norse hethra, Latin citer on this side

Words that may be confused with Hither

hence, hither, thence, thither, whence, whither, yon, (see, usage, note, at, whence)

Word origin for Hither

Old English hider; related to Old Norse hethra here, Gothic hidrē, Latin citrā on this side, citrō

Synonyms for Hither

here, close, nearer, toward