hitherward

or hith·er·wards

[ hith-er-werd ]

adverb

1. hither.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hitherward¹

before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward

Example Sentences

Every evening, before sunset, all the fashionable world of Calcutta streams hitherward.

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I am to face this leviathan Charles, who will presently swim hitherward, cleaving the deep before him.

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Steer hitherward thy boat; I will direct thee where to land.

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See yonder huge bull-alligator swimming hitherward out of the swamp.

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Back, thou wretch, to meet thy brother miscreants, who are hastening hitherward.

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