thither

UK /ˈðɪðə/ US /ˈðɪðɚ/

adv 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

near, restless

VERB + THITHER

am, back, brought, come, escape, exported, flew, go

THITHER + NOUN

dream's, haste, invaders, life, ye

PREP.

down, in, in, with

ADV.

again, again, lightly

Definitions

adv

To that place.

Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither […]

[…] Eleutherius, who thinking himself concern'd, because he brought me thither […]

To that point, end, or result.

The argument tended thither.

adj

The farther, the other and more distant.

the thither side of life, that is to say, afterlife

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to or toward that place

there

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither […]

Wiktionary

[…] Eleutherius, who thinking himself concern'd, because he brought me thither […]

Wiktionary

[A]ll thoſe goods, and a great deal of money in ſpecie, is return'd hither for and in ballance of our ovvn manufactures and merchandizes exported thither; […]

Wiktionary

the thither side of life, that is to say, afterlife

Wiktionary

He rambled hither and thither.

Tatoeba · #288717

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

Tatoeba · #2603979

Usage Notes

i Register

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

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