What is the meaning of Hither?

  • (adv.) To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a sense not physical.
  • (a.) Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill.
  • (a.) Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.
  • (adv.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). hither. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/hither/definitions/2016793
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MLAWebster's. "hither" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/hither/definitions/2016793>
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