EGAVE

whither

About 1.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb Interrogative senses. To what place; where.
    Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?
  2. adverb To what place; where.
    Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?
  3. adverb To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also to what extent; how far.
  4. adverb Relative senses. To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which. To the place in or to which. In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
  5. adverb To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
  6. adverb To the place in or to which.
  7. adverb In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
  8. noun A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.

Similar words

where path direction destination whereabouts whereabout place position spot site

Often followed by

he the they i it we she shall thou

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