hither

hith·er  (hr)

adv.

To or toward this place: Come hither.

adj.

Located on the near side.

Idiom:

hither and thither/yon

In or to many places; here and there: looked hither and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon.

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[Middle English, from Old English hider; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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hither [ˈhɪðə]

adv

1. Also (archaic) hitherward hitherwards to or towards this place (esp in the phrase come hither)

hither and thither this way and that, as in a state of confusion

adj

Archaic or dialect (of a side or part, esp of a hill or valley) nearer; closer

[Old English hider; related to Old Norse hethra here, Gothic hidrē, Latin citrā on this side, citrō]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

hither - to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please" here

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hither

adverb (Old-fashioned) here, over here, to this place, close, closer, near, nearer, nigh (archaic) I came hither to tell you the news.

hither and thither this way and that, back and forth, hither and yon Refugees ran hither and thither in search of safety.

Translations

hither (archaic) [ˈhɪðəʳ] ADV → acá
hither and thither → acá y acullá

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hither [ˈhɪðə^r] adv

hither and thither, hither and yon (US) → ici et là

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hither

adv

(old, = to this place) → hierher ? also come-hither

hither and thither (liter: = to and fro) → hierhin und dorthin

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hither [ˈhɪðəʳ] adv (old) → qui, qua
hither and thither (liter) → qua e là

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hither [ˈhɪðəʳ] adv (old) → qui, qua
hither and thither (liter) → qua e là

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hither

adv hither [ˈhiðə]

to this place. hiernatoe إلى هُنا тук sem herhen hierher προς τα εδώ acá siia اينجا tänne ici לְכָאן इस तरफ ovamo ide ke sini hingað qui, qua こちらへ 여기로 čionai šurp sebelah sini hiernaartoe hit dotąd para cá aici сюда sem semkaj do ovde hit ที่นี่ buraya 到這裡 сюди اس مقام تک ở đây; đây 这里

adv hitherˈto

up to this time Hitherto, this information has been kept secret. tot hier toe, tot op die oomblik حَتّى الآن،حتّى ذلك الحين досега až dosud indtil nu bisher έως τώρα hasta la fecha, hasta ahora tänini تا بحال tähän asti jusqu'ici עַד כֹּה अब तक do sada eddig sampai sekarang hingað til fin qui, finora 今まで 지금까지 iki šiol līdz šim sehingga ini tot nu toe hittil, inntil nå dotychczas até agora până acum до сих пор až doteraz doslej do sada hittills จนกระทั่งเดี๋ยวนี้ şimdiye kadar 至今 досі, до цього часу اس وقت تک cho đến nay 至今

hither and thither

in various directions People were running hither and thither. heen en weer, kruis en dwars في إتجاهات مُخْتَلِفَه навсякъде sem a tam hid og did hin und her προς όλες τις κατευθύνσεις acá y allá sinna-tänna اينطرف آنطرف sinne tänne çà et là פֹּה וְשָם इधर-उधर amo-tamo ide-oda ke berbagai arah hingað og þangað qua e là, da tutte le parti あちこちに 여기저기에 į visas puses šurp un turp ke sana sini naar alle kanten hit og dit tu i tam, we wszystkie strony para cá e para lá încolo şi încoace туда и сюда sem a tam sem ter tja svuda naokolo hit och dit oraya buraya, şuraya buraya 往不同方向 сюди й туди, в різних напрямках متعدد جہات میں đây đó 到处