01 adv. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou?
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To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou?“Sir Valentine, whither away so fast?” — Shak.
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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.
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To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.“Nor have I . . . whither to appeal.” — Milton.
Phrases & compounds
Any whither —
to any place; anywhere.
No whither —
to no place; nowhere.
Syn.
Where.
-- 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?”