here

¹ American  

[heer] / hɪər /

adverb

1. in this place; in this spot or locality (there ).

   Put the pen here.

2. to or toward this place; hither.

   Come here.

3. at this point; at this juncture.

   Here the speaker paused.

4. (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.

5. present (used to answer a roll call).

6. in the present life or existence (often followed bybelow ).

   We want but little here below.

7. under consideration, in this instance or case.

   The matter here is of grave concern to us all.

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noun

1. this place.

   It's only a short distance from here.

2. this world; this life; the present.

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

adjective

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

   this package here.

interjection

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

   Here, let me try it.

   Here, don't cry.

idioms

1. 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!

2. here's to, hail to; salutations to.

   Here's to a long and happy life!

   Here's to you!

3. here and there,

   1. in this place and in that; at various times or places.

      He worked here and there, never for long in one town.

   2. hither and thither.

      We drove here and there in the darkness, hoping to find the right roads.

4. here and now,

   1. at the present moment; without delay; immediately.

      We must tend to the matter here and now.

   2. Usually the here and now the immediate present.

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

5. neither here nor there, without relevance or importance; immaterial.

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

6. up to here with,

   1. having a surfeit of.

      I'm up to here with work.

   2. at a high point of annoyance with.

      Everyone is up to here with his constant complaining.

Here ² American  

[heer-ee] / ˈhɪər i /

noun

1. Hera.

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here ¹ British  

/ hɪə /

adverb

1. 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

2. at several places in or throughout an area

3. an exclamation indicating that the speaker is about to perform an action

4. a formula used in proposing a toast to someone or something

5. short-lived; transitory

6. an event or process is about to repeat itself

7. of no relevance or importance

8. See this

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noun

1. this place

   they leave here tonight

2. the present time

Here ² British  

/ ˈjɪrə /

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise or dismay

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here More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing here

• buck stops here
• downhill all the way (from here)
• have had it (up to here)
• neither here nor there
• same here
• where do we go from here

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Usage

See there.

Etymology

Origin of here

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

Example Sentences

On Friday, the morning of her first training run here, she posted a selfie on Instagram with the caption, “No one would have believed I would be here…but I made it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That comes with a small amount of fire risk, as “we’ve been dry for a really long time here — like a month or so — so some of the grasses have gotten dry.”

From Los Angeles Times

If we linger here with a pen and paper — just for fun — and begin to take these soups apart, something interesting happens.

From Salon

But the tightrope coach Brendon McCullum and captain Harry Brook are walking is so precarious after England's Ashes defeat and Brook's Wellington escapades, a defeat here may have sent them tumbling to new depths.

From BBC

"In Australia, I think people want innocent lives to be protected, whether it be Israeli or Palestinian, but they want something else as well -- they don't want conflict brought here."

From Barron's