Thither means to the place that has already been mentioned.
[old-fashioned]
They have dragged themselves thither for shelter.
2. hither and thither
thither in British English
(ˈðɪðə), thitherward (ˈðɪðəwəd) or thitherwards (ˈðɪðəwədz)
adverb
obsolete or formal
to or towards that place; in that direction
the flowers and music which attract people thither
Word origin
Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hiderhither; related to Old Norse thathra there
thither in American English
(ˈðɪðər; ˈθɪðər)
adverb
1.
to or toward that place; there
adjective
2.
on or toward that side; farther
Word origin
ME thider < OE < demonstrative base: see that
Examples of 'thither' in a sentence
thither
We were simply statistics to be marched hither and thither.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These are manifest in a few appalling modern sculptures scattered hither and thither.
Jepson, Tim Umbria - the green heart of Italy (1989)
She tried to excuse herself by saying that she would not be able to find the way thither.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (1812)
With one difference: the rushing hither and thither has to end.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These beautiful insects glide hither and thither on long, lacy wings that they cannot close.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He knew where the dock was, but the way thither was difficult and tortuous.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
But the prospect of careering through the streets of London spraying my name hither and thither suddenly feels extremely tempting.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there were still spaces left near the head of the large central table, and they made their way thither.
George Eliot Middlemarch (1872)
It is undoubtedly true that Bale is a fabulous prospect when given the freedom to gallop hither and thither up the wings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I am just on my way thither, and want to try my luck.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (1812)
He told the butcher on "such a night precisely to watch at such a place, and the thief should come thither'.
Benjamin Woolley THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician (2004)
Plants simply don't have the energy to rush around like animals, pumping blood and flapping wings and flashing nerve impulses hither and thither along their limbs.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
All the uppermost rooms in the palace were left to her use, and when any one was in need of her help, up thither he must go.
George MacDonald The Princess and the Curdie (1883)