whith·er
ˈ(h)wi-t͟hər 
1
: to what place
whither will they go
2
: to what situation, position, degree, or end
whither will this abuse drive him
1
a
: to what place
knew whither to go—
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe
b
: to what situation, position, degree, or end
2
a
: to the place at, in, or to which
b
: to which place
3
: to whatever place
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Adverb
He grew up in New York City whither his family had immigrated in the early 1920s.
whither are you going, my lady?
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Adverb
And whither Elizabeth McCracken’s bizarro American epic Bowlaway?
—David Canfield, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
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“Whither.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whither. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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