whither

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

whence

Synonyms

where

where ... to

whereto

where to

whence

whereabouts

which way

destination

in which place

to where

whereaway

whereabout

Translations

où

wohin

waarheen

dove

adonde

nereye

quo

adónde

aonde

para onde

που

werwaarts

waar

quō

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪðə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: whider

Inherited from Old English: hwider

Cognate with Middle English: hwiþa

Cognate with Old English: 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).