thither

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈðɪðə/, /ˈθɪðə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈðɪðɚ/, /ˈθɪðɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Hyphenation: thi‧ther === Adverb === thither (not comparable) (chiefly literary or law, archaic) To that place. (archaic) To that point, end, or result. ==== Usage notes ==== Still common in the expression "hither and thither". ==== Synonyms ==== there, over there, away there; yonder (archaic or dialect) ==== Antonyms ==== thence ==== Derived terms ==== hither and thither hither, thither and yon thitherside thitherto thitherward ==== Related terms ==== hither yon whither ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === thither (no comparative, superlative thithermost) (archaic) The farther, the other and more distant. ==== Synonyms ==== See farther === See also ===