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Whither
(gcide) | Whither \Whith"er\, adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E.
where, who; cf. Goth. hvadr[=e] whither. See Who, and cf.
Hither, Thither.]
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1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest
thou? "Whider may I flee?" --Chaucer.
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Sir Valentine, whither away so fast? --Shak.
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2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.
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That no man should know . . . whither that he went.
--Chaucer.
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We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.
--Num. xiii.
27.
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3. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design;
whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.
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Nor have I . . . whither to appeal. --Milton.
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Any whither, to any place; anywhere. [Obs.] "Any whither,
in hope of life eternal." --Jer. Taylor.
No whither, to no place; nowhere. [Obs.] --2 Kings v. 25.
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Syn: Where.
Usage: Whither, Where. Whither properly implies motion to
place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now,
however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in
poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious
character and in language where precision is required.
Where has taken its place, as in the question, "Where
are you going?"
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whither
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whitherso
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whithersoever
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Any whither
(gcide) | Whither \Whith"er\, adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E.
where, who; cf. Goth. hvadr[=e] whither. See Who, and cf.
Hither, Thither.]
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1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest
thou? "Whider may I flee?" --Chaucer.
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Sir Valentine, whither away so fast? --Shak.
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2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.
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That no man should know . . . whither that he went.
--Chaucer.
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We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.
--Num. xiii.
27.
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3. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design;
whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.
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Nor have I . . . whither to appeal. --Milton.
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Any whither, to any place; anywhere. [Obs.] "Any whither,
in hope of life eternal." --Jer. Taylor.
No whither, to no place; nowhere. [Obs.] --2 Kings v. 25.
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Syn: Where.
Usage: Whither, Where. Whither properly implies motion to
place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now,
however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in
poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious
character and in language where precision is required.
Where has taken its place, as in the question, "Where
are you going?"
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Anywhither
(gcide) | Anywhither \A"ny*whith`er\, adv.
To or towards any place. [Archaic] --De Foe.
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Elsewhither
(gcide) | Elsewhither \Else"whith`er\, adv.
To some, or any, other place; as, you will have to go
elsewhither for it. --R. of Gloucester. "For elsewhither was
I bound." --Carlyle.
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No whither
(gcide) | Whither \Whith"er\, adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E.
where, who; cf. Goth. hvadr[=e] whither. See Who, and cf.
Hither, Thither.]
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1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest
thou? "Whider may I flee?" --Chaucer.
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Sir Valentine, whither away so fast? --Shak.
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2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.
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That no man should know . . . whither that he went.
--Chaucer.
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We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.
--Num. xiii.
27.
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3. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design;
whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.
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Nor have I . . . whither to appeal. --Milton.
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Any whither, to any place; anywhere. [Obs.] "Any whither,
in hope of life eternal." --Jer. Taylor.
No whither, to no place; nowhere. [Obs.] --2 Kings v. 25.
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Syn: Where.
Usage: Whither, Where. Whither properly implies motion to
place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now,
however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in
poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious
character and in language where precision is required.
Where has taken its place, as in the question, "Where
are you going?"
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Nowhither
(gcide) | Nowhither \No"whith`er\, adv. [No + whither.]
Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere. [Archaic] "Thy
servant went nowhither." --2 Kings v. 25.
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Somewhither
(gcide) | Somewhither \Some"whith`er\, adv.
To some indeterminate place; to some place or other.
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Driven by the winds of temptation somewhither.
--Barrow.
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Whithersoever
(gcide) | Whithersoever \Whith`er*so*ev"er\, adv. [Whither + soever.]
To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I
will go whithersoever you lead.
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Whitherward
(gcide) | Whitherward \Whith"er*ward\, adv.
In what direction; toward what or which place. --R. of
Brunne.
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Whitherward to turn for a good course of life was by no
means too apparent. --Carlyle.
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