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Dictionary: hith·er   (hĭTH'ər) pronunciation
adv.
To or toward this place: Come hither.

adj.
Located on the near side.

idiom:

hither and thither (or yon)

  1. In or to many places; here and there: looked hither and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon.

[Middle English, from Old English hider.]


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adv. - To this place (especially toward the speaker).

pronunciation "Speak no evil of the Lady Galadriel!" said Aragorn sternly. "You know not what you say. There is in her and in this land, no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself. Then let him beware!" — J.R.R. Tolkien, Source: The Lord of the Rings

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: to this place (especially toward the speaker)
  Synonym: here


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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hid, herhen
adj. - nærmere, nærmest

idioms:

  • hither and thither    hid og did
  • hither and yon    hid og did

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan deze kant, herwaarts

Français (French)
adv. - ici, là, de ci (arch)
adj. - ici, le plus proche

idioms:

  • hither and thither    de ci, de là
  • hither and yon    loin partout

Deutsch (German)
adj. - auf dieser Seite
adv. - hierher

idioms:

  • hither and thither    hierhin und dorthin
  • hither and yon    hierhin und dorthin

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλησιέστερος
adv. - δώθε, προς τα εδώ

idioms:

  • hither and thither    εδώ κι εκεί
  • hither and yon    εδώ κι εκεί

Italiano (Italian)
qui, per di qua, nei dintorni

idioms:

  • hither and thither    qua e là
  • hither and yon    da qui a lì

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mais próximo
adv. - para cá

idioms:

  • hither and thither/yon    para cá e para lá

Русский (Russian)
сюда, ближний

idioms:

  • hither and thither/yon    взад и вперед

Español (Spanish)
adv. - hacia aquí
adj. - más cercano, este, aquí, acá

idioms:

  • hither and thither    acá y acullá, de acá para allá
  • hither and yon    acá y acullá

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hitre, närmast
adv. - hit

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
向这边, 向此处, 这边的, 在这边的

idioms:

  • hither and thither    到处
  • hither and yon    到处, 四处, 这儿和那儿

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 向這邊, 向此處
adj. - 這邊的, 在這邊的

idioms:

  • hither and thither    到處
  • hither and yon    到處, 四處, 這兒和那兒

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 이리로
adj. - 이쪽 방향의, 둘 중 가까운 것의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - こちらの方の
adv. - ここへ

idioms:

  • hither and thither/yon    あちこちへ, あちらこちらに, あちらこちらへ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قريب (ظرف) إلى هنا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮הנה, לכאן‬
adj. - ‮ממוקם בצד הקרוב‬


 
 
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