here
here definition
here (hir; often hēr)
adverb
- at or in this place: often used as an intensive [John here is a good player]: in dialectal or nonstandard use, often placed between a demonstrative pronoun and the noun it modifies [this here man ]
- toward, to, or into this place; hither come here
- at this point in an action, speech, discussion, etc.; now here the judge interrupted
- on earth; in earthly life
Etymology: ME < OE her; akin to Ger hier < IE base *ko-, *ke-, this one > he, her, L cis, OIr ce
interjection
- used to call attention, answer a roll call, etc.
- used to express indignation, remonstrance, etc., esp. when repeated
noun
this place or point
here Idioms
here and there
in, at, or to various places or points
here goes!
an exclamation used when the speaker is about to do something new, daring, disagreeable, etc.
neither here nor there
beside the point; irrelevant
the here and now
this place and this time; the present
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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