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thither

/ˈðɪðəɹ/

Meanings
  • Adverb

    A place or direction beyond; a distant place.

    - "He traveled thither to seek his fortune."
    - "The lost child was found thither in the forest."

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈðɪðəɹ/



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Antonyms

thence
Synonyms

farther , away there , over there , there , yonder
Rhymes
Words rhyming with thither
there , where , everywhere , mare , square
Variants
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thither , hither and thither
Etymology
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Old English thithre, thider, thithan; akin to that (see theta).


Trivia
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  1. Thither is an old English word that has been in use since around the 13th century.

  2. Thither is sometimes used interchangeably with the word 'yonder'.


Related Concepts
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  1. yonder: A synonym of thither, meaning 'beyond' or 'at a distance'.

  2. hither: The opposite of thither, meaning 'here' or 'towards this place'.


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Thither is often used in literature and poetry to describe a distant or mysterious place, such as in T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' or Robert Frost's 'The Road Not Taken'.

How to Memorize "thither"

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  3. mnemonics

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