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Webster 1913 Edition
Whither
Whith′er
,adv.
1.
To what place; – used interrogatively;
“Whider may I flee?” as,
whither
goest thou? Chaucer.
Sir Valentine,
whither
away so fast? Shakespeare
2.
To what or which place; – used relatively.
That no man should know . . .
whither
that he went. Chaucer.
We came unto the land
whither
thou sentest us. Num. xiii. 27.
3.
To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; – used in a sense not physical.
Nor have I . . .
whither
to appeal. Milton.
Any whither
, to any place; anywhere.
[Obs.]
“Any whither, in hope of life eternal.” Jer. Taylor.
– No whither
, to no place; nowhere.
[Obs.]
2 Kings v. 25.
Syn. – Where.
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Whither
, Where
. Whither properly implies motion to place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now, however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious character and in language where precision is required. Where has taken its place, as in the question, “Where are you going?” Webster 1828 Edition
Whither
WHITHER
,adv.
1.
To what place, interrogatively. Whither goest thou?Whither away so fast?
2.
To what place, absolutely.I strayd, I knew not whither.
3.
To which place, relatively.Whither when as they came, they fell at words.
4.
To what point or degree.5.
Whithersoever.