hither and thither

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhɪðəɹ‿n̩ ˈðɪðə/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈθɪðə/
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• General-American: /ˌhɪðɚ‿n̩ ˈðɪðɚ/
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• General-American: /-ˈθɪðɚ/
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• rhymes with -ɪðə(ɹ)
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The adverb is derived from hither + and + thither. The verb is derived from the phrase “to come hither and go thither”.

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: andej-këtej — to here and there, one place after another
• Czech: sem a tam — to here and there, one place after another
• Danish: hid og did — to here and there, one place after another
• Esperanto: tien kaj reen — to here and there, one place after another
• Finnish: sinne tänne — to here and there, one place after another
• French: çà et là — to here and there, one place after another
• Georgian: აქეთ და იქით (aket da ikit) — to here and there, one place after another
• Georgian: აქეთ-იქით (aket-ikit) — to here and there, one place after another
• Georgian: აქედან იქით (akedan ikit) — to here and there, one place after another
• German: hin und her — to here and there, one place after another
• Hebrew: אֵילָךְ וְאֵילָךְ (elákh ve'elákh) — to here and there, one place after another
• Macedonian: на́ваму-на́таму (návamu-nátamu) — to here and there, one place after another
• Macedonian: ва́му-та́му (vámu-támu) — to here and there, one place after another
• Old English: hider and þider — to here and there, one place after another
• Romanian: încoace și încolo — to here and there, one place after another
• Russian: тудым-сюдым (tudym-syudym) — to here and there, one place after another
• Russian: тудой-сюдой (tudoy-syudoy) — to here and there, one place after another
• Swedish: hit och dit — to here and there, one place after another
• Welsh: fan hyn fan draw — to here and there, one place after another
• Welsh: hwnt ac yma — to here and there, one place after another
• Welsh: yma a thraw — to here and there, one place after another
• Welsh: yma ac acw — to here and there, one place after another
• Azerbaijani: ora-bura — in a disorderly manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 到處 /到处 (dàochù) — in a disorderly manner
• Chuvash: каллӗ-маллӗ (kallĕ-mallĕ) — in a disorderly manner
• Danish: hid og did — in a disorderly manner
• Finnish: sinne tänne — in a disorderly manner
• French: çà et là — in a disorderly manner
• Georgian: აქეთ-იქით (aket-ikit) — in a disorderly manner
• German: hin und her — in a disorderly manner
• Hungarian: ide-oda — in a disorderly manner
• Italian: qua e là — in a disorderly manner
• Macedonian: ва́му-та́му (vámu-támu) — in a disorderly manner
• Māori: ... te tī ... te tā — in a disorderly manner
• Norwegian: hit og dit — in a disorderly manner
• Old English: hider and þider — in a disorderly manner
• Polish: tu i tam — in a disorderly manner
• Polish: w tę i we w tę — in a disorderly manner
• Polish: wte i wewte — in a disorderly manner
• Portuguese: aqui e ali — in a disorderly manner
• Romanian: încoace și încolo — in a disorderly manner
• Romanian: încoace și-ncolo — in a disorderly manner
• Russian: туда́-сюда́ (tudá-sjudá) — in a disorderly manner
• Russian: туда́ и сюда́ (tudá i sjudá) — in a disorderly manner
• Swedish: hit och dit — in a disorderly manner
• Ukrainian: туди́-сюди́ (tudý-sjudý) — in a disorderly manner
• Ukrainian: сюди́-туди́ (sjudý-tudý) — in a disorderly manner
• Welsh: fan hyn fan draw — in a disorderly manner
• Welsh: hwnt ac yma — in a disorderly manner
• Welsh: yma a thraw — in a disorderly manner
• Welsh: yma ac acw — in a disorderly manner
• Finnish: kulkea sinne tänne — to move here and then there