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whither

Speech parts

1. whither - Verb

2. whither - Adverb

Meaning

To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou?

To what or which place; -- used relatively.

To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night? Jack Kerouac

No man rises so high as he knows not whither he goes. Oliver Cromwell

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. Abraham Lincoln

Whither shall the ox go, where he will not have to plough? Spanish Proverb

Whither goest thou, sorrow? Whither I am used to go. Spanish Proverb

Whither goest thou, Misfortune? To where there is more. Spanish Proverb

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