Dictionary entry

Work-sky

Pronunciation: /skʌɪ/

Pronunciation

/skʌɪ/

Myanmar Meaning

အလုပ်မလုပ်လိုသော။

Definition

whither /'wÇðǝ(r)/ adv ( arch or rhet ) ဘယ္ဆီသို႔။ ဘယ္အေျခသို႔။ Whither (ie What is the likely future of) the shipping industry?

Examples

  1. ‘They will see that they have laboured for the wind
  2. when
  3. at death
  4. they find the profit of their labour is all gone like the wind
  5. they know not whither.’
  6. ‘For it is the truth of my heart
  7. dearest Lady
  8. that thou hast inspired in me that which I had thought long lost
  9. and whither it had scarpered I wot not.’
  10. ‘When they emerge from it
  11. I believe
  12. they will have to give some serious thought to what their country is and whither it is heading.’
  13. ‘The reason was a quote of OC's that I had come across: ‘No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.’’
  14. ‘Thomas saith unto Him
  15. Lord
  16. we know not whither Thou goest; and how can we know the way?’
  17. ‘And that brings me to my next question: whither blogs?’
  18. ‘But without Trio Angulaire
  19. whither the French / Québécois dialogue?’
  20. ‘It is with such knowledge in mind that famous practitioners of the historical novel
  21. such as AS Byatt
  22. have asked lately
  23. whither the historical novel now?’
  24. ‘But for some reason
  25. organic strawberries seem to have stronger hulls than regular pesticide-covered ones
  26. and now my only question is: whither a strawberry huller?’
  27. ‘Time then to ask the pertinent question - whither this development?’
  28. ‘In 1831-2 Charlotte was at Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head
  29. whither she returned as a teacher in 1835-8
  30. and where she met her two close friends
  31. Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor.’
  32. ‘One finds oneself walking mechanically to the tower of Belvedere Castle whither all other park visitors have gravitated like the ghouls in ‘Night of the Living Dead.’’
  33. ‘That the opera's third act
  34. with its customs office
  35. had to be relocated to the Franco-Belgian border
  36. whither the tubercular and penniless Mimi could hardly have dragged herself
  37. is the least of its problems.’
  38. ‘At least Kaisa has his address in Oslo
  39. whither she flies
  40. dressed in a smart black business suit
  41. and promptly rents a flashy new car with which to impress Tomas (claiming it as her own).’
  42. ‘Away from the Diplomacy board
  43. France is my favourite country - the best
  44. most beautiful and most civilized country in the world
  45. whither I shall undoubtedly be forced to flee when life in England finally becomes unbearable.’
  46. ‘The steady click
  47. click
  48. click of things falling into place became a flow and I went whither it would lead.’
  49. ‘But if we thought we were going to wander whither we pleased we were soon disillusioned.’
  50. ‘Why should anybody bother to read a centuries-old ‘experimental’ novel
  51. in which the sentences wander whither they will?’