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hither

The correct spelling is hither.

How to pronounce hither

/ˈhɪðə/
adjective

IPA: /ˈhɪðə/

Say it like: Hit-her

The correct spelling is hither. On this side; the nearer. For example: "1954, The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil. — Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception (Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 30)"

Usage Examples

1954, The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil. — Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception (Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 30)

He went hither and thither.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.On this side; the nearer.

adverb

  1. 1.To this place, to here.
  2. 2.Over here

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