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here (hir; often hēr)

adverb

  1. 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 ]
  2. toward, to, or into this place; hither come here
  3. at this point in an action, speech, discussion, etc.; now here the judge interrupted
  4. 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

  1. used to call attention, answer a roll call, etc.
  2. 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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