hither

«hither» in Mova's school dictionary: «come here» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (hither – old-fashioned)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old-fashioned) To here; to this place: «Come hither» means «come here». tree →

2) In the phrase «hither and thither» (or «hither and yon»): here and there, in many directions. tree →

sense in the lessons

An old word from fairy tales, the Bible and old stories, still alive in the phrase «hither and thither» – running about in all directions. The pair: hither (to here), thither (to there), whither (to where?). It makes speech sound old or grand, as in old-fashioned stories.

examples

• «Come hither, child,» said the old king. tree →
• The ants ran hither and thither when we lifted the stone. tree →
• Leaves blew hither and thither in the wind. tree →
• The servants hurried hither and thither preparing the feast. tree →
• «Bring the lantern hither!» called the captain. tree →
• The puppy dashed hither and thither around the garden. tree →

note

Old-fashioned: in everyday speech say «here». Hither = to here, thither = to there, whither = to where. Do not confuse «whither» with «wither» (to dry up and die).

In the corpora

• And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'
• Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
• And Joshua said unto the children of Israel: 'Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.'
• And David knew that Saul devised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest: 'Bring hither the ephod.'
• But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hither» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.