hither

UK /ˈhɪðə/ US /ˈhɪðɚ/

adv 2adj 1verb 1

Definitions

adv

To this place, to here.

He went hither and thither.

SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently. TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie, Whereof their mother daintily hath fed, Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.

over here

adj

On this side; the nearer.

The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil.

verb

only used in the phrase hither and thither

Collocations

ADJ.

brilliant, gold, good, noble

VERB + HITHER

bring, come, fetch, flew, go, rambled, return, roam

HITHER + NOUN

captain, shrine, sir, stormy, thither

PREP.

from, in, off, on, out, with

ADV.

presently

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to this place (especially toward the speaker)

here

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He went hither and thither.

Wiktionary

SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently. TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie, Whereof their mother daintily hath fed, Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.

Wiktionary

Unto her handmaid she cried, "Go fetch my gold harp hither to me, Sir Thynnè, I'll draw to my side."

Wiktionary

The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil.

Wiktionary

He rambled hither and thither.

Tatoeba · #288717

Come hither.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hither is marked as archaic, literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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