adverb

thither

THITH-er/ˈðɪðər/

To or toward that place.

The companion points toward the bridge, and the traveler walks thither.

A side-on view separates a stationary companion from a departing traveler: the companion indicates a footbridge across the open space, and the traveler strides toward its near entrance.

Etymology

thitherOld Englishto or toward that place

Old English þider expressed movement toward a place, not merely location there. Thither relates to there as hither relates to here: it identifies the place as a destination.

In context

US National Archives15:05

carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.

A Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five

More examples

He pointed to the distant village and urged them thither.
She had never journeyed thither before.
The old road led thither through the woods.

Forms

thither

Similar words

there: There usually indicates location; thither specifically means motion toward that place.
hither: Hither means toward this place; thither means toward that place.