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"Whither" is a different word from "wither" which means to fade or go away. "Whither" means "to where". "O mistress mine, whither do you wander?" means the same as "O mistress mine, where do you wander to?" Since it is about destination, it is a little different from "where": the answer to "where do you walk?" could be "on the street", but the answer to "whither do you walk?" must be something like "to my house"
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∙ 11y agoIt is the counterpart of "where". "Where" asks the location of something which is immobile; "whither" asks the destination of something which is moving. "You have captured and bound the prisoner; where are you keeping him?" but "The prisoner has escaped; whither is he running?" It is most often replaced in current English by "to where" or "where to"
The third word in this series is "whence" which asks the point of origin of a moving object. "We have captured an escaped prisoner; whence did he escape?" It is most often replaced by "from where" or "where from".
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∙ 9y agoto what place
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∙ 7y ago'To what place' or 'where'
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What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What comes after the word white?
Whither
What is another word that can replace where?
Whither. (Example: "Where have they gone?" "Whither have they gone?") Although, like the word "thither", people don't use the word a lot anymore.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word the?
Shakespeare wrote in English. "The" means exactly the same when he used it as it does when you use it.
What rhymes with rather?
Just in case you misspelled the word, here are the definitions of whither and wither: Whither: To wuther; To which place en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whither Wither: shrivel: wither, as with a loss of moisture Words that rhyme with whither and wither: Dither, hither, slither, whither rhymes with wither and vise versa.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word waxen?
Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
What does meration mean in the play of romeo and julliet?
There is no word "meration" in Shakespeare.
What does shakespeare mean by the word fie?
Used to express distaste or disapproval.
