Hither

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  • adverb. To or toward this place.
  • adjective. Located on the near side.
  • idiom. (thither/yon) In or to many places; here and there.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To this place: used with verbs signifying motion: as, to come hither; to bring hither.
  • To this time; up to the present time.
  • To this point; to this end; to this argument or conclusion.
  • On the side or in the direction of the person speaking; near: correlative of further: as, on the hither side of a hill.
  • To come hither.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther.
  • adjective. Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.
  • adverb. To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither.
  • adverb. To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a sense not physical.
  • adverb. to and fro; backward and forward; in various directions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. To this place, to here.
  • adverb. here to
  • adverb. over here
  • adjective. On this side; the nearer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. to this place (especially toward the speaker)
  • Word Usage
    "Mat 22: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?"