whither

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Interrogative senses.
2. (also, figuratively, humorous, not-comparable) Interrogative senses.
3. (not-comparable) Relative senses.
4. (not-comparable) Relative senses.
5. (not-comparable) Relative senses.

Noun

A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.

Verb

1. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially, transitive) To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
2. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially, transitive) To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
3. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially, intransitive) To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
4. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially, intransitive) To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
5. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially, intransitive) Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.

Noun

1. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially) A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
2. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially) A forceful blow or hit.
3. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially) An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
4. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially) The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
5. (British, Scotland, dialectal, especially) A gust of wind; a bluster.

Concepten

waarheen

werwaarts

waar

waar ... heen

waar ... naar toe

Tegenovergesteld aan

whence

Synoniemen

where

where ... to

whereto

where to

whence

whereabouts

which way

destination

in which place

to where

whereaway

whereabout

Vertalingen

où

wohin

dove

nereye

adonde

adónde

quo

aonde

που

para onde

dónde

a dónde

hacia dónde

onde

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɪðə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: whider

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hwider

Verwant aan Middelengels: hwiþa

Verwant aan Oudengels: hwiþa

In summary

From Middle English whider (“to what place?; into or to which; to what place, where; no matter where, to wherever”), from Old English hwider, hwæder (“to what place, where”), from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê (“to what place, where”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“what; which”), from *kʷ- (the primary interrogative root).