adv
hither
HIH-thuh
adv
1
To this place; here (mainly literary or old-fashioned), especially in the phrase "hither and thither" (in various directions).
"Come hither, my friend."
"People rushed hither and thither trying to find shelter from the storm."
How to Use Hither
Learner’s notes
When to use it
Archaic and literary; rarely used outside the fixed phrase "hither and thither" in modern English.
Common pairings
hither and thither
come hither
Word Forms
hithered past tense, hithers singular
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Etymology
From Old English hider, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to here."