Here
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English
Noun
Here (uncountable)- (abstract) This place; this location.
- An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
- (abstract) This time, the present situation.
- Here in history, we are less diligent about quashing monopolies.
Quotations
Adverb
Here (not comparable)
- (location) In, on, or at this place.
- Here I am!
- 1849, Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A. H. H., VII,
- Dark house, by which once more I stand / Here in the long unlovely street,
- 2008, Omar Khadr, Affidavit of Omar Ahmed Khadr,
- The Canadian visitor stated, “I’m not here to help you. I’m not here to do anything for you. I’m just here to get information.”
- (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
- Please come here.
- 1891, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper,
- He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.
- (abstract) In this context.
- Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.
- 1872 May, Edward Burnett Tylor, Quetelet on the Science of Man, published in Popular Science Monthly, Volume 1,
- The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here, may be briefly defined:
- 1904 January 15, William James, The Chicago School, published in Psychological Bulletin, 1.1, pages 1-5,
- The briefest characterization is all that will be attempted here.
- At this point in the argument or narration.
- Here endeth the lesson.
- 1796, George Washington, Washington's Farewell Address,
- Here, perhaps I ought to stop.
Derived terms
- hereabout
- hereafter
- hereaway
- hereby
- herein
- hereninabove
- hereinafter
- hereinbefore
- hereinbelow
- hereof
- hereon
- hereto
- heretofore
- hereunder
- hereunto
- hereupon
- herewith
Adjective
Here (comparative more Here, superlative most Here)
- filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis
- John here is a rascal.
- filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis
- This here orange is too sour.
Noun
Here (plural Heres)- An army, host
- A hostile force
- (Anglo-Saxon) An invading army, either that of the enemy, or the national troops serving abroad. Compare fyrd.
- An enemy, individual enemy
Related terms
Thesaurus
aboard, among us, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, but now, even now, for the nonce, for this occasion, here and now, hereabout, hereabouts, hereat, hereinto, hereto, hereunto, hic et nunc, hither, hitherto, hitherward, hitherwards, in our time, in these days, in this place, in this vicinity, just here, just now, now, nowadays, on board, on the spot, somewhere about, there, this day, this night, to this place, today, tonight, with us
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /hɪə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /hI@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /hɪɹ/, SAMPA: /hIr/
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- Homophone: hear
Etymology 1
From Middle English here < Old English hēr (“in this place”) < Proto-Germanic *hē₂r < Proto-Indo-European *ki- (“this”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with the English pronoun he.
Etymology 2
From Old Scots heir, from Middle English here, heere (“army”), from Old English here (“army”), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *kory- (“war, troops”). Cognate with Old Saxon heri (Dutch heer, heir, “army”), Old High German heri, hari (German Heer, “army”), Danish hær (“army”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army”). More at harry.
Translations
Noun
this place
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this time, the present situation
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Adverb
in, on, or at this place
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to this place
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Adjective
Here
- (UK, slang) used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
- Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.
See also
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Alternative forms
- Here
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːrə
Noun
Here m.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɛrɛ/
- Hyphenation: he‧re
Noun
Here (plural herék)
Declension
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Derived terms
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *korio-. Cognate with Old Saxon heri (Dutch heer), Old High German heri (German Heer), Old Norse herr (Swedish här, Danish hær), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis); the Indo-European root also gave Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koiranos), Middle Irish cuire, Baltic *kara- (Lithuanian kãras).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhere/
Noun
Here m.
- An army (especially of the enemy)
- Sio fierd ðone here gefliemde. The English force put the [Danish] army to flight. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)
Derived terms
Declension
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