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BNC: 32654 COCA: 25849

whither

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whither /ˈwɪðɚ/ adverb
whither
/ˈwɪðɚ/
adverb
Learner's definition of WHITHER
old-fashioned + literary
: to what place去何处
sometimes used formally in questions to ask what the future of something will be有时用于正式询问某事物的前景
BNC: 32654 COCA: 25849

whither

1 of 2

adverb

whith·​er ˈ(h)wi-t͟hər How to pronounce whither (audio)
1
: to what place
whither will they go
2
: to what situation, position, degree, or end
whither will this abuse drive him

whither

2 of 2

conjunction

1
a
: to what place
knew whither to go Daniel Defoe
b
: to what situation, position, degree, or end
2
a
: to the place at, in, or to which
b
: to which place
3
: to whatever place

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Adverb He grew up in New York City whither his family had immigrated in the early 1920s. whither are you going, my lady?
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
And whither Elizabeth McCracken’s bizarro American epic Bowlaway? David Canfield, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English, from Old English hwider; akin to Latin quis who and to Old English hider hither — more at who, hither

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Conjunction

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of whither was before the 12th century
BNC: 32654 COCA: 25849

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