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Whither

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

ad. To what place, result, or condition: Whither are we wandering?

conjunction. To which specified place or position: landed on the shores whither the storm had tossed them.

conjunction. To whatever place, result, or condition: "Whither thou goest, I will go” ( Ruth 1:16).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ad. To which place.

conjunction. To which place

v. To wuther.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ad. To what place; -- used interrogatively

ad. To what or which place; -- used relatively.

ad. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To make a rushing noise; make a tumult in the atmosphere; roar, rustle, or whistle, as the wind; bellow, as a bull.

To what place?

To what point or degree ? how far ?

To which place.

Whithersoever.

Where has now to a considerable extent taken the place, in conversational use, of whither: thus, it would seem rather stilted to say “whither are you going?” instead of “where are you going?” Whither is still used, however, in the more elevated or serious style, or when precision is required.

Word Usage

"With these thoughts I reach the log cabin whither I am strongly drawn by the tie of a child to an aged mother."

Antonym

whence

Cross Reference

anywhither nowhither

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

where whereunto whereto

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

dither hither slither smither wither zither

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

sir