hither

1. 1.

   to this place (especially toward the speaker)

   “come here, please”

   Synonymshere

Questions about hither

What does hither mean?

hither means "to this place (especially toward the speaker)".

How many syllables are in hither?

hither has 2 syllables: hit-her. The stress falls on "hit". In IPA it is /ˈhɪðɚ/.

What is another word for hither?

Close synonyms include here. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hither a common word?

hither is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.