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Hither (?), adv. [OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel. hēðra, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidrē; cf. L. citra on this side, or E. here, he. √183. Cf. He.]
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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.
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2. To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a sense not physical.
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Hither we refer whatsoever belongeth unto the highest perfection of man. Hooker.
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Hither and thither, to and fro; backward and forward; in various directions. “Victory is like a traveller, and goeth hither and thither.” Knolles.
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