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单词 nowhither
释义

nowhither

[ noh-hwith-er, -with- ]
/ ˈnoʊˌʰwɪð ər, -ˌwɪð- /

adverb

to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.

Origin of nowhither

before 900; Middle English nohwider,Old English nāhwider.See no1, whither

Words nearby nowhither

nowhere, nowhere-dense, nowhere near, nowheres, nowheresville, nowhither, Now I lay me down to sleep, no-win, no-win situation, nowise, nown
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Example sentences from the Web for nowhither

  • As the miles were covered he still floundered in a maze of speculation that seemed to lead him nowhither.

    The One-Way Trail|Ridgwell Cullum

  • She had nowhither to run—but there she was at the end of a large trap.

    The Fifth Queen|Ford Madox Ford

  • But we get nowhither unless we carefully distinguish between the foundation of the problem and the problem itself.

    The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nowhither

nowhither
/ (ˈnəʊˌwɪðə) /

adverb

archaic to no place; to nowhere

Word Origin for nowhither

Old English nāhwider. See neither
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