hither

hith·er

 (hĭth′ər)

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.]

hither

(ˈhɪðə)

adv

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

2. 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]

hith•er

(ˈhɪð ər)

adv.

1. to or toward this place: to come hither.

adj.

2. being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow.

Idioms:

1. hither and thither, here and there.

2. hither and yon, from here to a place at some distance; in many places.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English hider, c. Old Norse hethra, Gothic hidre, Latin citer]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

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

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

إلى هُنا

sem

herhen

hierherhierhin

acáaquí

tänne

çàici

ide

hingaðhingaî

quaquiin quaper di qua

huc

čionaiį visas pusesiki šiol

šurp

alhierhierheen

сюда

buraya

到这里

hither

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

hither

[ˈhɪðə^r] adv

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

hither

adv

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

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

hither

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

hither

(ˈhiðə) adverb

to this place. hiernatoe إلى هُنا тук para cá sem hierher herhen 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 hitdotąd پدی ځای کی para cá aici сюда sem semkaj do ovde hit ที่นี่ buraya 到這裡 сюди اس مقام تک ở đây; đây 到这里

ˌhitherˈto adverb

up to this time. Hitherto, this information has been kept secret. tot hier toe, tot op die oomblik حَتّى الآن،حتّى ذلك الحين досега até agora až dosud bisher indtil nu 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 toehittil, inntil nådotychczas تر اوسه 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 para cá e para lá sem a tam hin und her hid og did προς όλες τις κατευθύνσεις acá y allá sinna-tänna اينطرف آنطرف sinne tänne çà et làפה ושם 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 دی خوا او هغی خوا para cá e para lá încolo şi încoace туда и сюда sem a tam sem ter tja svuda naokolo hit och dit ทุกหนทุกแห่ง oraya buraya, şuraya buraya 往不同方向 сюди й туди, в різних напрямках متعدد جہات میں đây đó 到处，向各方