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• Hither — Hith er, a. 1. Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hither, thither — Hither is a rarely used adjective and adverb that has been largely replaced by here. It is correct, but somewhat old fashioned, to say Come hither, meaning Come here, and the hither side of the stream, meaning the nearer side. Thither is an… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• hither — /hidh euhr/, adv. 1. to or toward this place: to come hither. 2. hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there: They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain. 3. hither and yon, from here to over there, esp. to a farther place; in …   Universalium

• hither — hith•er [[t]ˈhɪð ər[/t]] adv. 1) to or toward this place: to come hither[/ex] 2) being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow[/ex] • hither and thither hither and yon Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE hider, c. ON hethra, Go… …   From formal English to slang

• hither — /ˈhɪðə / (say hidhuh) adverb 1. to or towards this place; here: to come hither. –adjective 2. on or towards this side; nearer: the hither side of the hill. 3. earlier; more remote. –phrase 4. hither and thither, this way and that; in various… …  

• Hither — Hith er, adv. [OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel. h[=e][eth]ra, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidr[=e]; cf. L. citra on this side, or E. here, he. [root]183. Cf. {He}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To this place; used with verbs signifying motion, and implying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hither and thither — Hither Hith er, adv. [OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel. h[=e][eth]ra, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidr[=e]; cf. L. citra on this side, or E. here, he. [root]183. Cf. {He}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To this place; used with verbs signifying motion, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hither — [hith′ər] adv. [ME hider < OE (akin to Goth hidre, ON hethra) < base of he (see HE1) + der, suffix as in HINDER2] to or toward this place; here adj. on or toward this side; nearer [the hither horse] …   English World dictionary

• hither — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English hider, hither, from Old English hider; akin to Gothic hidre hither, Latin citra on this side more at he Date: before 12th century to this place II. adjective Date: 14th century being on the near or adjacent… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hither — 1. adverb /ˈhɪðə,ˈhɪðɚ/ a) To this place, to here. He went hither and thither. b) here to See Also: thither, whither, hither and thither 2 …   Wiktionary