here

UK /ˈhiː.ə/ US /hɪɚ̯/

adv 5intj 5noun 3adj 1

Collocations

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ADJ.

better, early, far, little, live, longer, near, still

Things are a little better here since we moved to the new office last month.

VERB + HERE

come, getting, got, meeting, park, says, stay, take

I got here early this morning to reserve a good parking spot.

HERE + NOUN

bride, cops, i'm, it's, moment, money

Here comes the bride down the aisle in her beautiful white dress.

PREP.

except, from, in, out, until

Everything was quiet here except for the sound of rain hitting the windows.

ADV.

away

Definitions

adv

1

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.

2

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

I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.

Here endeth the lesson.

3

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

You say that all men are born equal, but here I must disagree with you.

4

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

Flu season is here.

Christmas will soon be here.

5

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

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.

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:

adj

1

Alive

I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!

noun

1

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.

2

This place; this location.

I'd like to continue my story, but here is where I must stop.

I've done as much as I can; you'll have to take it from here.

3

This time, the present situation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology

hera

adverb — to this place (especially toward the speaker)

hither

Antonyms

there

Idioms & Phrases

have had it up to here

To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.

I have had it up to here with your nonsense!

up to here

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up to, here.

Just fill the bucket with water up to here.

here goes nothing

Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.

Well, I checked everything and I think it's wired up correctly, so I guess all that's left is to turn it on. Here goes nothing!

get out of here

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, out of, here.

Get out of here and don't come back!

neither here nor there

Having no influence or significance on the issue at hand.

The fact that pledges willingly submit themselves to hazing is neither here nor there, and any organization that engages in hazing will lose its charter.

Example Bank

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01

You wait here while I fetch my coat.

Wiktionary

02

Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.

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03

It says here that he died in 1970.

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04

I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!

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05

Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

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06

An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, here is marked as figuratively, slang, informal, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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