thither

[US]/'ðɪðə/
[UK]/'ðɪðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in quella direzione; verso quel luogo
adj. dall'altra parte; attraverso

Phrases & Collocations

go thither

vai lì

come thither

vieni lì

hither and thither

qui e là

Real-world Examples

The same wind that carries them back would bring us thither?

Lo stesso vento che li riporta indietro ci porterebbe lì?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Harry felt himself being pushed hither and thither by people whose faces he could not see.

Harry si sentì spingere avanti e indietro da persone il cui volto non riusciva a vedere.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

They all immediately felt a wish to go thither; all except three.

Tutti provarono immediatamente il desiderio di andarci; tutti tranne tre.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

But the undulating throng flung us hither and thither a little.

Ma la folla ondulante ci scagliò avanti e indietro un po'.

Source: Education of Love

The birds and the beasts learned that the bat went hither and thither between them.

Gli uccelli e gli animali impararono che il pipistrello andava avanti e indietro tra loro.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

She had rushed thither; impelled by a kind of horror that drove her from her home.

Si precipitò lì; spinta da una sorta di orrore che la allontanava da casa.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

These had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went.

Questi si erano sistemati per l'inverno a Chippenham: lì andò Alfred.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

But it's not within my power to hook men from hither and thither as I please.

Ma non è nelle mie possibilità portare gli uomini da qui e là come desidero io.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

The simple outline of the lonely shed was visible, and thither he determined to direct his steps.

Il semplice contorno del solitario capanno era visibile, e lì decise di dirigere i suoi passi.

Source: Returning Home

America is far away, the minister answered dryly. News carries thither slowly, and as slowly comes back again.

L'America è lontana, rispose il ministro con aria asciutta. Le notizie arrivano lì lentamente, e altrettanto lentamente ritornano.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

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