thither

/'ðiðə/

Thân thiện

The traveler pointed thither, toward the distant mountains.

Definition

Adverb: - To or toward that place: Indicates movement or direction away from the speaker toward a specific, often distant, location that has been mentioned or is understood. It is the opposite of "hither" (to this place).

Usage

• Basic Usage: Used to specify direction toward a place that is not here. It is formal and somewhat archaic in modern English but still appears in literary, legal, or formal contexts.
• Position in Sentence: Typically follows a verb of motion (e.g., go, come, send) or is used with prepositions.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Hither and thither: An idiom meaning "here and there" or "in various directions," often implying scattered or aimless movement.
  • The papers were blown hither and thither by the wind.

Variants and Related Words

• Thitherward (adverb, archaic): In that direction; thither.
• Hither (adverb): To or toward this place.

Synonyms

• There: To or at that place.
• To that place: Toward the mentioned location.

Antonyms

• Hither: To this place.
• Here: In or at this place.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. to or toward that place; away from the speaker
   • go there around noon!

Từ đồng nghĩa

• there