Whith'er, adv.
[O. Eng. whider, A-S. hwāder, hwider, hwyder, hwidre, Goth. hvadrē, hvallh, from hva, who.]
Sense 1. To what place; — used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou? Whither away so fast? Shak.
Sense 2. To what or which place; — used relatively. I strayed I knew not whither. Milton. Whither, when as they came, they fell at words. Spenser.
Sense 3. To what; to what point or degree; whereunto; whereto. Nor have I . . . whither to appeal. Milton. Any whither, to any place. [Obs. and rare.] “Any whither, in hope of life eternal.” Bp. Taylor.
Synonyms— Where. — WHITHER, WHERE. Whither is now, to a great extent, obsolete, except in poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious character. Where has taken its place, as in the question, “Where are you going?” &c.