hither
Toward the speaker
Hither means to this place or toward the speaker—the directional counterpart of hence (from here) and thither (to there).
The word survives mainly in set phrases: come hither, hither and thither, hither and yon.
A come-hither look is seductively inviting.
Outside these expressions, hither sounds archaic or deliberately literary.
direction
That distant place
forward · onward · homeward · hence · whence · thence · this way · inward
yonder
That distant place
closer · forward · onward · homeward · hence · whence · thence · this way · inward
come
Move toward someone
bid · draw near · approach · attend · convene · rally · assemble · gather
henceforth
From this time onward
forsooth · verily · prithee · anon · ere · nigh · whence · hence · thence · heretofore
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
- Beckoning phrasescome here, over here, this way, follow me, come closer
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, prithee, verily
- Old-timey wordsicebox, gramophone, phonograph, horseless carriage, aeroplane
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- come hitherFlirtatiously inviting approach
- come-hither lookFlirtatious beckoning expression
- hither and yonTo many places
- hither and thitherIn various directions