That no man should know . . . whither that he went.
Chaucer.
We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.
Num. xiii. 27.
3. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto;
whereto; — used in a sense not physical.
Nor have I . . . whither to appeal.
Milton.
Any whither, to any place; anywhere. [Obs.] "Any whither, in hope of
life eternal." Jer. Taylor. — No whither, to no place; nowhere. [Obs.]
2 Kings v. 25.
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?"
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Whith`er*so*ev"er (?), adv. [Whither + soever.] To whatever place; to
what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.
Whith"er*ward (?), adv. In what direction; toward what or which place.
R. of Brunne.
Whitherward to turn for a good course of life was by no means too
apparent.
Carlyle.
Whit"ile (?), n. [Perhaps properly, the cutter (see Whittle, v.), or
cf. whitewall, witwal.] (Zoöl.) The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]