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hither

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) hither (adverb)
  2. 2) hither (adjective)
  3. hither and thither (adverb)
  4. hither-and-thither (verb)
  5. hither and yon (adverb)
  6. come-hither (noun)

1hith·er

adv \ˈhi-thər\

Definition of HITHER

: to this place
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Origin of HITHER

Middle English hider, hither, from Old English hider; akin to Gothic hidre hither, Latin citra on this side — more at he
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with HITHER

blither, cither, dither, slither, swither, thither, whither, wither, zither

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