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here

adv
/ˈhɪə̯/UK/ˈhɪː//ˈhɪɚ̯/CA

Etymology

From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).

  1. inherited from *hē₂r✻
  2. inherited from *hēr✻
  3. inherited from hēr — “at this place”
  4. inherited from her

Definitions

  1. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker)

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    • You wait here while I fetch my coat.
    • Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.
    • It says here that he died in 1970.

  2. To this place

    To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither.

    • Please come here.
    • He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.

  3. Alive

    • I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. This place

      This place; this location.

      • Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.
      • An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
      • For time and extension seem continuous elements; the here is one space with the other heres round it

    2. This time, the present situation.

    3. Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.

      • Here, now I'm giving it to you.

    4. Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.

      • Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.

    5. Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way.

      • Here! You! Stop doing that!

    6. Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is…

      Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present.

      • Smith ... Here! ... Jones ... Here! ... Walters ... ... Anyone seen Walters?

    7. Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker.

      • "Fido! Here!" — "Woof! Woof!"

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Derived

abandon hope, all ye who enter here, all hope abandon ye who enter here, be here for, come-here, come here to me, does anyone here speak English, do you come here often, fancy seeing you here, for here, here on in, here on out, here to Sunday, get out of here, get outta here, have had it up to here, have here, hereabout, hereabove, hereafter, hereagainst, hereamong, here and now, here and there, here and yonder, hereat, hereaway, here be dragons, here below, hereby, here comes the aeroplane, here comes the airplane, here comes the plane, here document, herefor, herefore, here for it, herefrom, heregeld, here goes, here goes nothing · +55 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for here. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA