whither
an old word meaning “to where”
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,783 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,964 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- an old word meaning “to where”
whither 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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Whither, whither, merchant-sailors, Whitherward now in roaring gales?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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The Happiest Land The Wave The Dead The Bird and the Ship Whither?
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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And their Queen floated away down the river; and whither she went, thither she came.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 2
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His father was in trade in the metropolis, whither he had come from his native place, Carlisle.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 271 · Various · Chapter 1
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Rest in my hut, as she also rested, and I will tell you what you ask, and whither you should go.’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1