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Hither | 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 motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither. [1913 Webster] 2. To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a sense not physical. [1913 Webster] Hither we refer whatsoever belongeth unto the highest perfection of man. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] {Hither and thither}, to and fro; backward and forward; in various directions. ``Victory is like a traveller, and goeth hither and thither.'' --Knolles. [1913 Webster] |
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