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thether

UK/ˈðɛðə/US/ˈðɛðəɹ/

thether is the obsolete form of thither.

Meaning of thither

Adverb

thither (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, literary) To that place.
    • Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither […]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 19:20
  2. (archaic) To that point, end, or result.
    • The argument tended thither.

See all 3 meanings of thither

Questions about thether

What is thether the obsolete form of?
Thether is the obsolete form of thither.
How do you pronounce thether?
Thether is pronounced /ˈðɛðə/ (UK).

Words near thether in the dictionary

  1. thetches
  2. thetching
  3. thetes
  4. Thetford
  5. Thetford Center
  6. thether
  7. thetic
  8. thetical
  9. thetically
  10. Thetidian
  11. thetine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thether (page history and authors); thither (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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