hither

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈhɪðɚ/ UK /ˈhɪðə/ See IPA manual

adv adj

Meanings

1

adv
to or toward this place

Come hither, child, and let me see your face by the firelight.

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Synonyms

1 adv · to or toward this place herehitherwardnearer

Opposites

thither yonder hence

Word family

Derived forms hithertohitherward

Related forms here thither whither

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.

hider Old English *hidrê Proto-Germanic *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European

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# hither

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**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

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