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hither

hit·her

UK/ˈhɪðə/ US/ˈhɪðɚ/ uncommon archaic literary

adverb

1.

to this place (especially toward the speaker)

  • “come here, please”
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Origin

From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.

Phrases

  • come hither
  • hither and thither
  • hither and yon
  • hither and yonder

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