Hither

/ˈhɪðər/
adverb

To this place or position.

Come hither!
Visual representation of "hither" - To this place or position

Often appears as...

  • come hither
  • hither and thither

Usage tips

Formal

Literary

adverb

On the near side.

The hither side of the hill
Visual representation of "hither" - On the near side

Often appears as...

  • hither side
  • hither shore
adverb

To this place or position.

Come hither!
Visual representation of "hither" - To this place or position

Often appears as...

  • come hither
  • hither and thither

Usage tips

Formal

Literary

adverb

On the near side.

The hither side of the hill
Visual representation of "hither" - On the near side

Often appears as...

  • hither side
  • hither shore
Definition 1 of 2
Visual representation of "hither"
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Sample Title 1

The word 'hither' invites someone to move towards you, suggesting a direct and immediate action.

Illustration for Sample Title 1
Beckon your friend by saying, 'Come hither, and look at this!'
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Poetic Flavor

'Hither' adds a poetic or old-fashioned touch to language, often found in classic literature.

Illustration for Poetic Flavor
The knight called out, 'Fair maiden, come hither!'
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Not Modern

Modern English speakers rarely use 'hither'. It may sound strange or humorous in everyday conversation.

Illustration for Not Modern
If someone says 'hither' today, they're probably joking.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Sample Title 1

The word 'hither' invites someone to move towards you, suggesting a direct and immediate action.

Illustration for Sample Title 1
Beckon your friend by saying, 'Come hither, and look at this!'
LampPro Tip 2/3

Poetic Flavor

'Hither' adds a poetic or old-fashioned touch to language, often found in classic literature.

Illustration for Poetic Flavor
The knight called out, 'Fair maiden, come hither!'
LampPro Tip 3/3

Not Modern

Modern English speakers rarely use 'hither'. It may sound strange or humorous in everyday conversation.

Illustration for Not Modern
If someone says 'hither' today, they're probably joking.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Sample Title 1

The word 'hither' invites someone to move towards you, suggesting a direct and immediate action.

Illustration for Sample Title 1
Beckon your friend by saying, 'Come hither, and look at this!'
LampPro Tip 2/3

Poetic Flavor

'Hither' adds a poetic or old-fashioned touch to language, often found in classic literature.

Illustration for Poetic Flavor
The knight called out, 'Fair maiden, come hither!'
LampPro Tip 3/3

Not Modern

Modern English speakers rarely use 'hither'. It may sound strange or humorous in everyday conversation.

Illustration for Not Modern
If someone says 'hither' today, they're probably joking.
Visual representation of the word "Hither"

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Video examples

Stephen Burt: Why people...

It could address a child or an adult. "From far, from eve and morning From yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me Blew hither; here am I. Now — for a breath I tarry

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...

very little to do with the show that we have this afternoon a show in which around Juma the cats were running hither and yon

Video examples

Stephen Burt: Why people...

It could address a child or an adult. "From far, from eve and morning From yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me Blew hither; here am I. Now — for a breath I tarry

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...

very little to do with the show that we have this afternoon a show in which around Juma the cats were running hither and yon

Example 1 of 2

Quote examples

John Hurt

British Actor

I'd love to claim that what I have done in my life is of my doing, but it's not of my doing at all. I've blown around in the wind like a mad thing, influenced by this and that - like a piece of paper: like the boy in that scene in 'American Beauty' watching a piece of paper blowing hither and thither.
Portrait of John Hurt

Quote examples

Anne Boleyn

English Royalty

Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die.
Portrait of Anne Boleyn

Quote examples

Rebecca West

Irish Author

There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience.
Portrait of Rebecca West

Quote examples

John Hurt

British Actor

I'd love to claim that what I have done in my life is of my doing, but it's not of my doing at all. I've blown around in the wind like a mad thing, influenced by this and that - like a piece of paper: like the boy in that scene in 'American Beauty' watching a piece of paper blowing hither and thither.
Portrait of John Hurt

Quote examples

Anne Boleyn

English Royalty

Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die.
Portrait of Anne Boleyn

Quote examples

Rebecca West

Irish Author

There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience.
Portrait of Rebecca West
Example 1 of 3
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