adverb / conjunction
whither
WITH-er/ˈwɪðər/
to what or whichever place or condition
The driver asks whither the traveler wishes to go.
Etymology
Old English hwider asked about a destination. That directional meaning remains in questions about where someone is going and extends to the result toward which events are heading.
In context
Whither are you going, brothers? What cart is this?
More examples
- Whither should we go when the road ends?
- He followed the river whither it led.
- The essay considers whither the movement might turn next.
Forms
whither
Similar words
- where
- Where can ask location; whither specifically asks destination or direction.