whither

whith·er  (hwr, w-)

adv.

To what place, result, or condition: Whither are we wandering?

conj.

1. To which specified place or position: landed on the shores whither the storm had tossed them.

2. To whatever place, result, or condition: "Whither thou goest, I will go" (Ruth 1:16).

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[Middle English, from Old English hwider; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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whither [ˈwɪðə] Archaic or poetic

adv

1. to what place?

2. to what end or purpose?

conj

to whatever place, purpose, etc.

[Old English hwider, hwæder; related to Gothic hvadrē; modern English form influenced by hither]

Translations

whither [ˈwɪðəʳ] ADV (poet) → ¿adónde?

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whither

adv

(old) → wohin

(journalese) whither America/socialism? → Amerika/Sozialismus, wohin? or was nun?

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whither [ˈwɪðəʳ] adv (liter) → dove

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whither

rel pron / adv whither [ˈwiðə]

to which place(?). waarheen إلى أيْن ؟ накъде kam hvorhen wohin προς τα πού; ¿adónde? kuhu بکجا minne oû לְאָן किधर kamo hova? ke mana hvert(?) dove どこへ 어디로, 어느 쪽으로 kur kurp di tempat mana waarheen hvorhen dokąd para onde unde куда kam kam kuda varthän, vart ที่ไหน nereye 去哪裡了？ куди? کدھر đến đâu 去处；到哪里