hither

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English hider.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɪðə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhɪðɚ/
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• Rhymes: -ɪðə(r)

[edit] Adverb

hither (not comparable)

1. (literary or archaic) To this place, to here.

   He went hither and thither.

2. here+to=hither or over+here=hither

come hither or come over here

[edit] Derived terms

• hitherto

[edit] Related terms

• thither
• whither
• hither and thither

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

hither (not comparable)

1. (archaic) On this side; the nearer.
   • 1954, The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil. — Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception (Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 30)

[edit] Translations

• Icelandic: sem er nær
• Spanish: de más aquí, más cercano/a