here

[heer] /hɪər/

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adverb

in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there):

Put the pen here.

to or toward this place; hither:

Come here.

at this point; at this juncture:

Here the speaker paused.

(used to call attention to some person or thing present, or to what the speaker has, offers, brings, or discovers):

Here is your paycheck. My friend here knows the circumstances.

present (used to answer a roll call).

in the present life or existence (often followed by below):

We want but little here below.

under consideration, in this instance or case:

The matter here is of grave concern to us all.

noun

this place:

It's only a short distance from here.

this world; this life; the present:

The here and the hereafter are equal mysteries to all people.

adjective

10.

(used for emphasis, especially after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective):

this package here.

interjection

11.

(often used to command attention, give comfort, etc.) now; all right:

Here, let me try it. Here, don't cry.

Idioms

12.

here and now, at the present moment; without delay; immediately:

We must tend to the matter here and now.

13.

here and now, the immediate present (usually preceded by the):

You can't live only in the here and now.

14.

here and there,

in this place and in that; at various times or places:
He worked here and there, never for long in one town.
hither and thither:
We drove here and there in the darkness, hoping to find the right roads.

15.

here goes, (used to express resolution in beginning a bold or unpleasant action):

You've dared me to dive from the highest board, so here goes!

16.

here's to, hail to; salutations to:

Here's to a long and happy life! Here's to you!

17.

neither here nor there, without relevance or importance; immaterial:

The fact that her family has no money is neither here nor there.

18.

up to here with,

having a surfeit of:
I'm up to here with work.
at a high point of annoyance with:
Everyone is up to here with his constant complaining.

Origin of here

Middle English

Old English

900

before 900; Middle English; Old English hēr; cognate with German hier, Old Norse, Gothic hēr

Can be confused

hear, here (see synonym study at hear)

Usage note

10. See there.

Here

[heer-ee] /ˈhɪər i/

noun

Hera.

here's

[heerz] /hɪərz/

contraction of here is.

Usage note

See contraction.

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Contemporary Examples

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Boyle shot back without a moment's hesitation, “I was fine until that jacket walked in here.”

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But here, a new divide has emerged within the Republican Party.

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Historical Examples

here is one footprint, and there is another quite different.

The Field of Ice Jules Verne
I am here only opening the fountains, and clearing the passage.

Essay on Man Alexander Pope
But no matter for that now; only that I would that Robin Hood were here to advise us.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle
If to be perfect in a certain sphere, What matter, soon or late, or here or there?

Essay on Man Alexander Pope
here had lived an elder race, to which we look back with disquietude.

Howards End E. M. Forster

British Dictionary definitions for here

here

/hɪə/

adverb

in, at, or to this place, point, case, or respect: we come here every summer, here, the policemen do not usually carry guns, here comes Roy

here and there, at several places in or throughout an area

here goes, an exclamation indicating that the speaker is about to perform an action

here's to, a formula used in proposing a toast to someone or something

here today, gone tomorrow, short-lived; transitory

here we go again, an event or process is about to repeat itself

neither here nor there, of no relevance or importance

this here, See this (sense 7)

noun

this place: they leave here tonight

10.

here and now, the here and now, the present time

Word Origin

Old English hēr; related to Old Norse hēr, Old High German hiar, Old Saxon hīr

Here

/ˈjɪrə/

interjection

(South African) an exclamation of surprise or dismay

Word Origin

Afrikaans: Lord

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Word Origin and History for here

Old English her "in this place, where one puts himself," from Proto-Germanic pronomial stem *hi- (from PIE *ki- "this;" see he) + adverbial suffix -r. Cognate with Old Saxon her, Old Norse, Gothic her, Swedish här, Middle Dutch, Dutch hier, Old High German hiar, German hier.

Phrase here today and gone tomorrow first recorded 1680s in writings of Aphra Behn. Here's to _____ as a toast is from 1590s, probably short for here's health to _____. In vulgar speech, this here as an adjective is attested from 1762. To be neither here nor there "of no consequence" attested from 1580s. Here we go again as a sort of verbal roll of the eyes is attested from 1950. Noun phrase here and now "this present life" is from 1829.

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