thither
an old word meaning “to that place”
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,421 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,093 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- an old word meaning “to that place”
thither in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And now she desired him to guide her thither at once.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Hither and thither, blown wide asunder, Where’s this fleet, I wonder and wonder.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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They ran hither and thither in the greatest terror, striking their antennae one against the other.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1
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Her brother, who was a grocer and a member of the town-council, went thither to see about this report.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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At length the longing grew too strong for me and I returned thither, but never again did the vision come.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1