hither and thither

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) To here and to there, one place after another; in different directions.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) In a disorderly manner.

Verb

To move here and then there; to move in different directions.

Έννοιες

εδώ και εκεί

Συνώνυμα

back and forth

from pillar to post

here and there

and fro

to and fro

up and down

hither and yon

Μεταφράσεις

çà et là

qua e là

aquí i allà

von Pontius zu Pilatus

van het kastje naar de muur

her en der

aqui e ali

aquí y allá

ir de Herodes a Pilatos

hier und dort

hin und her

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˌhɪðəɹ‿n̩ ˈðɪðə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The adverb is derived from hither + and + thither. The verb is derived from the phrase “to come hither and go thither”.