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hith·er H0221000 (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.
[Middle English, from Old English hider; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]hither (ˈhɪðə) adv1. 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 confusionadjarchaic 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 |
hitheradverb (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.Translationshither (ˈhiðə) adverb to this place. 到這裡 到这里ˌhitherˈto adverb up to this time. Hitherto, this information has been kept secret. 至今 至今hither and thither in various directions. People were running hither and thither. 往不同方向 到处，向各方 hither
come-hither lookA sultry, suggestive gaze or facial expression. You know I can't resist when you give me that come-hither look!See also: lookhither and yon1. In many different places; everywhere. The kids came in from the beach tracking sand hither and yon. We've looked hither and yon for the cat, but there's no sign of him.2. In many different directions; this way and that. People ran hither and yon when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the lost child wandering hither and yon.See also: and, hither, yonhither, thither, and yon1. In many different places; everywhere I try to keep some cash hither and yon around the house in case of emergences. We've looked hither and yon for the missing girl, but so far we've found not a trace.2. In many different directions; this way and that. People ran hither and yon when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the poor mongrel wandering hither and yon.See also: and, yonhither and thither1. In many different places; everywhere. The kids came in from the beach tracking sand hither and thither. We've looked hither and thither for the cat, but there's no sign of him.2. In many different directions; this way and that. People ran hither and thither when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the lost child wandering around hither and thither.See also: and, hither, thithercome-hither lookan alluring or seductive look or glance, usually done by a woman. She blinked her bedroom eyes and gave him a come-hither look. She had mastered the come-hither look, but was not ready for the next part.See also: lookhither, thither, and yon and hither and thithereverywhere; here, there, and everywhere. (Formal and archaic.) The prince looked hither, thither, and yon for the beautiful woman who had lost the glass slipper. The terrible wizard had sown the seeds of his evil vine hither, thither, and yon. Soon the evil, twisted plants began to sprout in all the land.See also: and, yonhither and thitherAlso, hither and yon. Here and there, as in I've been wandering about, hither and thither, or Ruth went hither and yon, searching for her sister. These old words for "here" and "there" are rarely heard outside these expressions, which themselves may be dying out. [c. a.d. 725] See also: and, hither, thitherˌhither and ˈthither (especially literary) in many different directions: When you look down at the square, you see all the people hurrying hither and thither. Hither and thither are old words for ‘here’ and ‘there’.See also: and, hither, thithercome-hither look (kəmˈhɪðɚ lʊk) n. an alluring or seductive look or glance, usually done by a woman. She blinked her bedroom eyes and gave him a come-hither look. See also: lookhither and thither/yon In or to many places; here and there: looked hither and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon.See also: and, hithercome-hither lookA seductive or flirtatious glance, a come-on. This cliché represents one of the few surviving uses of the adverb hither, for “to this place” or “here,” which was commonplace in Shakespeare’s day (“Come hither, come hither, come hither” is in the song “Under the Greenwood Tree,” As You Like It, 2.5). The cliché dates from the first half of the 1900s and was frequently applied to film stars in romantic movies, in an era when a blunter sexual approach was frowned on.See also: lookhither and thither/yonHere and there; from here to there. The terms, which today have a somewhat archaic or poetic ring, include words that are rarely used outside these expressions: hither, for here; thither, for there; and yon, for yonder. Edward Fitzgerald’s translation of Omar Khayyam describes destiny (fate) playing a game of chess with human beings: “Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays” (1859). W. Somerset Maugham used the second expression with a similar meaning: “The wan characters of Chekhov’s stories drifted hither and yon at the breath of circumstances.” (Christmas Holiday, 1939).See also: and, hither, thither, yonhither and yonnear and far. “Hither” means toward the speaker. “Yon” is “far away” (as in “beyond” and “over yonder”). Put them together and you've got all the territory covered. Another similar archaic phrase is “hither and thither,” meaning this way and that way, or a state of utter confusion.See also: and, hither, yonhither
Related to hither: thitherSynonyms for hitheradv hereSynonyms- here
- over here
- to this place
- close
- closer
- near
- nearer
- nigh
phrase hither and thitherSynonyms- this way and that
- back and forth
- hither and yon
Synonyms for hitheradv to this place (especially toward the speaker)Synonyms |