here
1 Americanadverb
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in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there).
Put the pen here.
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to or toward this place; hither.
Come here.
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at this point; at this juncture.
Here the speaker paused.
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(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.
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present (used to answer a roll call).
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in the present life or existence (often followed bybelow ).
We want but little here below.
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under consideration, in this instance or case.
The matter here is of grave concern to us all.
noun
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this place.
It's only a short distance from here.
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this world; this life; the present.
The here and the hereafter are equal mysteries to all people.
adjective
interjection
idioms
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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!
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here's to, hail to; salutations to.
Here's to a long and happy life!
Here's to you!
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here and there,
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in this place and in that; at various times or places.
He worked here and there, never for long in one town.
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hither and thither.
We drove here and there in the darkness, hoping to find the right roads.
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here and now,
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at the present moment; without delay; immediately.
We must tend to the matter here and now.
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Usually the here and now the immediate present.
You can't live only in the here and now.
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neither here nor there, without relevance or importance; immaterial.
The fact that her family has no money is neither here nor there.
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up to here with,
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having a surfeit of.
I'm up to here with work.
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at a high point of annoyance with.
Everyone is up to here with his constant complaining.
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noun
adverb
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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
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at several places in or throughout an area
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an exclamation indicating that the speaker is about to perform an action
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a formula used in proposing a toast to someone or something
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short-lived; transitory
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an event or process is about to repeat itself
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of no relevance or importance
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See this
noun
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this place
they leave here tonight
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the present time
interjection
Usage
See there.
Etymology
Origin of here
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hēr; cognate with German hier, Old Norse, Gothic hēr
Explanation
Here is the opposite of there. There is another place, but here is where you are right now. When someone yells, "Come here! Come here!" they want you to come to where they are — here means the present location for the person using the word. Unless you're in the same place, here is a different place for you and for someone else. People use here to indicate a specific place, like "See this scar right here?" There are also expressions like "here and there" (meaning all sorts of places) and "the here and now" (the present time).
Vocabulary lists containing here
Example Sentences
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“To the independent filmmakers here, it’s time to take back power.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
They returned a bit later in the afternoon to interview residents: "They told us they were investigating someone who lived here, but they didn't say anything else."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yet it's his impact coming on to the pitch we're interested in here.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, investors are getting sick of projecting payoffs from investments in technology with uncertain, far-off returns — and they’re also tired of debating what that means in the here and now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I can’t abide staying here, worrying. It’ll be months with no word. Not knowing if you’re hurt. Or dead. Not one”—she looks at me—“but maybe both of you lost. Beyond my care.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Here are four things we don’t know about the Dodgers, but well worth keeping an eye on:
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Here are the key moments from his appearance at the International Monetary Fund meetings on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Here is how it works: The central bank takes the policy-rate path implied by financial-market prices for the years of the forecast and generates outcomes for growth, employment and inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Here was a question never asked of Duane before.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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