Whith"er (?), adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E. where, who; cf. Goth. hvadrē whither. See Who, and cf. Hither, Thither.]

1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou? "Whider may I flee?" Chaucer.

Sir Valentine, whither away so fast?

2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.

That no man should know . . . whither that he went.

We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.

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

Nor have I . . . whither to appeal.

Syn. -- Where. -- Whither, Where. Whither properly implies motion to place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now, however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious character and in language where precision is required. Where has taken its place, as in the question, "Where are you going?"

Whith"er (?), adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E. where, who; cf. Goth. hvadrē whither. See Who, and cf. Hither, Thither.]

1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou? "Whider may I flee?" Chaucer.

Sir Valentine, whither away so fast?

2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.

That no man should know . . . whither that he went.

We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.

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

Nor have I . . . whither to appeal.

Syn. -- Where. -- Whither, Where. Whither properly implies motion to place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now, however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious character and in language where precision is required. Where has taken its place, as in the question, "Where are you going?"

• To which place. (Whither am I going?)
       This word is unusual in modern usage; where is much more common. It is more often encountered in older works, or when used poetically.
  
• To which place. (I do not know whither I am going.)