单词 | anywhither |
释义 | anywhitheradv. Now archaic or literary. To or towards any place; (formerly also) †in any direction (obsolete).In early use written as two words. Later replaced in ordinary use by anywhere adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards any place whithersoc950 owhitherOE whithersoeverc1230 wheresoc1290 wheresoeverc1320 wherevera1400 wheresomever1470 anywhither1517 wheretosoever1609 wheretoever1635 1517 R. Fox tr. Rule Seynt Benet lxvii. sig. G.vi In lyke wyse also shall he be punisshed, that presumeth..to goo any whither [L. quocumque], or elles do any maner of thynge, be it neuer so lytle wothout the commaundement of the abbot. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Kings ii. 36 Goe not forth thence any whither 1658 O. Cromwell Speech 20 Jan. in Writings & Speeches (1947) (modernized text) IV. 705 To fly for Holland, New-England, almost any-whither, to find Liberty for their Consciences. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 69 There was no easie passing the Roads any whither. 1840 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. V. xvii. 283 I give myself to Thee, to lead me anywhither. 1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood xxx. 288 She would have fled—anywhither. 1911 P. Pollard Vagabond Journeys Pref. 10 My book scarcely ever tells you how to get anywhither at all. 1997 C. Frazier Cold Mountain 361 In his mind, the trails tangled together and could lead anywhither. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1517 |
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