thither

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈðɪðɚ/ UK /ˈðɪðə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like zither /ð/ vs /z/ Sounds like dither /ð/ vs /d/

Freq #39663

Meanings

1

adv
to or toward that place

The travelers went thither before nightfall.
2

adv
To that place.

The travelers went thither before nightfall.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · to or toward that place there

More yonder

Opposites

thence

Word family

Forms thitherward

Derived forms thithersidethithertothitherward

Related forms hither whither yon

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.

thider Middle English þider Old English *þadrê Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# thither

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈðɪðɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈðɪðə/
**Frequency rank:** 39663

## Meanings
1. to or toward that place
2. To that place.

## Examples
- The travelers went thither before nightfall.
- The travelers went thither before nightfall.

## Synonyms
- there
- yonder

## Antonyms
- thence

## Derived Forms
- thitherside
- thitherto
- thitherward

## Related Forms
- hither
- whither
- yon

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thider
- Root: þider
- Root: *þadrê

## 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.

## AI Etymology
thither is an adverb meaning to or toward that place. 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.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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