Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - hither
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Hither
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1. Hither means to the place where you are. (OLD-FASHIONED) He has sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people. ADV: ADV after v 2. Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used. Refugees run hither and thither in search of safety. ...the awful amount of time I spend moving things hither and yon every year! PHRASE: PHR after v
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1.
I. adverb Etymology: Middle English hider, ~, from Old English hider; akin to Gothic hidre ~, Latin citra on this side — more at he Date: before 12th century to this place II. adjective Date: 14th century being on the near or adjacent side ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adv. & adj. formal --adv. to or towards this place. --adj. archaic situated on this side; the nearer (of two). Phrases and idioms hither and thither (or yon) in various directions; to and fro. Etymology: OE hider: cf. THITHER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. книж. ближний, расположенный ближе on this hither side of the river —- на этой стороне реки the hither horse —- ближайшая (к зрителям) лошадь 2. ближайший к нам по времени 3. книж. сюда hither and thither —- туда и сюда, взад и вперед hither and yon(d) —- в различных направлениях Id: come hither unto me —- библ. приидите ко мне ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
1. adv. book. сюда hither and thither - туда и сюда hither and yon(d) - в различных направлениях 2. adj. ближний, расположенный ближе ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ adj old use here (hither and thither (=in many directions)) (A little girl was running hither and thither.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- O.E. hider, from P.Gmc. *khideran. spelling change from -d- to -th- is the same evolution seen in father. Relation to here is the same as thither to there. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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