hither C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈhɪðɚ/ UK /ˈhɪðə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv to or toward this place Come hither, child, and let me see your face by the firelight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · to or toward this place herehitherwardnearer ↔ Opposites thitheryonderhence Word family Derived forms hithertohitherward Related forms herethitherwhither Etymology AI details From Old English hider ('to this place'), from Proto-Germanic *hidrê, from the demonstrative root *hi- ('this'), the same root underlying he and here. hider Old English *hidrê Proto-Germanic *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hither **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈhɪðɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɪðə/ ## Meanings 1. to or toward this place ## Examples - Come hither, child, and let me see your face by the firelight. ## Synonyms - here - hitherward - nearer ## Antonyms - thither - yonder - hence ## Derived Forms - hitherto - hitherward ## Related Forms - here - thither - whither ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hider - Root: *hidrê - Root: *ḱe- ## Etymology From Old English hider ('to this place'), from Proto-Germanic *hidrê, from the demonstrative root *hi- ('this'), the same root underlying he and here. ## AI Etymology Hither comes from Old English hider ('to this place'), from Proto-Germanic *hidrê, from the demonstrative root *hi- ('this'), the same root underlying he and here. The etymological trail includes Old English hider, Proto-Germanic *hidrê, and Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-. As an adverb, hither means to or toward this place. The same family is visible in derived forms such as hitherto and hitherward and related forms such as here, thither, and whither. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown