Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to whither
Participle: whithered
Gerund: whithering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | whither |
| you | whither |
| he;she;it | whithers |
| we | whither |
| you | whither |
| they | whither |
Perfect
| I | have whithered |
| you | have whithered |
| he;she;it | has whithered |
| we | have whithered |
| you | have whithered |
| they | have whithered |
Past
| I | whithered |
| you | whithered |
| he;she;it | whithered |
| we | whithered |
| you | whithered |
| they | whithered |
Pluperfect
| I | had whithered |
| you | had whithered |
| he;she;it | had whithered |
| we | had whithered |
| you | had whithered |
| they | had whithered |
Future
| I | will whither |
| you | will whither |
| he;she;it | will whither |
| we | will whither |
| you | will whither |
| they | will whither |
Future Perfect
| I | will have whithered |
| you | will have whithered |
| he;she;it | will have whithered |
| we | will have whithered |
| you | will have whithered |
| they | will have whithered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | whither |
| you | whither |
| he;she;it | whither |
| we | whither |
| you | whither |
| they | whither |
Perfect
| I | have whithered |
| you | have whithered |
| he;she;it | have whithered |
| we | have whithered |
| you | have whithered |
| they | have whithered |
Imperfect
| I | whithered |
| you | whithered |
| he;she;it | whithered |
| we | whithered |
| you | whithered |
| they | whithered |
Pluperfect
| I | had whithered |
| you | had whithered |
| he;she;it | had whithered |
| we | had whithered |
| you | had whithered |
| they | had whithered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would whither |
| you | would whither |
| he;she;it | would whither |
| we | would whither |
| you | would whither |
| they | would whither |
Perfect
| I | would have whithered |
| you | would have whithered |
| he;she;it | would have whithered |
| we | would have whithered |
| you | would have whithered |
| they | would have whithered |
Imperative
| you | whither |
| we | Let's whither |
| you | whither |
Verbs conjugated like 'whither'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'whither'
wither,
blither,
chitter,
dither,
higher,
mither,
moither,
nither,
slither,
swither,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The verb is borrowed from Scots whidder, whither (“(of the wind) to bluster; to move quickly”), a frequentative form of whid (“(of wind) to gust; to move quickly”), of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”).
2. Related to Middle English hwiþa, whyȝt (“breeze; wind”), Old English hwiþa, hwiþu, hweoþu (“breeze”). The noun is derived from the verb.
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