meaning of hither
1. To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither.
2. To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc. ; -- in a sense not physical.
3. Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill.
4. Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.
5. to this place especially toward the speaker; "come here,
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Related Words
hither | hither and thither | hithermost | hitherto | hitherward |
