hither

Definition

To this place, to here.

Etymology

From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.

Example Sentences

• "He went hither and thither."
• "SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently. TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie, Whereof their mother daintily hath fed, Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred."
• "Unto her handmaid she cried, "Go fetch my gold harp hither to me, Sir Thynnè, I'll draw to my side.""

Related Words