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here

in this place: Bring your chair over here by me.

Not to be confused with:

hear – perceive by the ear; listen to; pay attention to: I hear you.

He·re

(hîr′ē)

Variant of Hera.

here

(hîr)

adv.

1. At or in this place: Stop here for a rest.

2. At this time; now: We'll adjourn the meeting here and discuss remaining issues after lunch.

3. At or on this point, detail, or item: Here I must disagree.

4. In the present life or condition.

5. To this place; hither: Come here, please.

adj.

1. Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun this or these, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective this or these: This tire here is flat.

2. Nonstandard Used for emphasis between the demonstrative adjective this or these and a noun: This here tire is flat.

interj.

Used to respond to a roll call, attract attention, command an animal, or rebuke, admonish, or concur.

1. This place: "It would be difficult from here, with the certainty of armed gunmen inside, to bring him out alive" (Howard Kaplan).

2. The present time or state: We are living in the here and can only speculate about the hereafter.

Idioms:

be out of here Slang

To leave; depart.

neither here nor there

Unimportant and irrelevant.

[Middle English, from Old English hēr; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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here

(hɪə)

adv

1. in, at, or to this place, point, case, or respect: we come here every summer; here, the policemen do not usually carry guns; here comes Roy.

2. here and there at several places in or throughout an area

3. here goes an exclamation indicating that the speaker is about to perform an action

4. here's to a formula used in proposing a toast to someone or something

5. here today, gone tomorrow short-lived; transitory

6. here we go again an event or process is about to repeat itself

7. neither here nor there of no relevance or importance

8. this here See this⁷

9. this place: they leave here tonight.

10. here and now the here and now the present time

[Old English hēr; related to Old Norse hēr, Old High German hiar, Old Saxon hīr]

Here

(ˈjɪrə)

interj

South African an exclamation of surprise or dismay

[Afrikaans: Lord]

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here

(hɪər)

adv.

1. in or at this place (opposed to there): Put the pen here.

2. to or toward this place; hither: Come here.

3. at this point in an action, speech, etc.: Here the speaker paused.

4. (used to call attention to some person or thing present, or to what the speaker has, offers, or discovers): Here is your paycheck. Here she is!

5. present (used to answer a roll call).

6. in the present life or existence: We want but little here below.

7. in this instance or case; under consideration: The matter here is of grave concern.

8. this place or point: It's a long way from here.

9. this world; this life; the present.

adj.

10. (used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): this package here.

interj.

11. (used to command attention, give comfort, etc.)

Idioms:

1. here and now, without delay; immediately.

2. here and there, in or to this place and that; in or to various places.

3. here goes, (used to express resolution when beginning a bold or unpleasant action.)

4. here's to, (used in offering a toast to someone or something.)

5. neither here nor there, without relevance or importance.

6. the here and now, the immediate present.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hēr, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old Norse hēr, Old High German hiar, Gothic her]

usage: See there.

here

1. 'here'

Here refers to the place where you are.

I'm glad you'll still be here next year.

We're allowed to come here at any time.

Be Careful!
'To' is never used in front of here. Don't say, for example, 'We're allowed to come to here at any time'.

2. 'here is' and 'here are'

You can use here is or here are at the beginning of a sentence when you want to draw attention to something or to introduce something. You use here is in front of a singular noun phrase and here are in front of a plural noun phrase.

Here's your coffee.

Here are the addresses to which you should apply.

here

– hear

These words are both pronounced /hɪə/.

1. 'here'

You use here to refer to the place where you are.

Come here!

She left here at eight o'clock.

See here

2. 'hear'

When you hear a sound, you are aware of it through your ears.

Did you hear that noise?

See hear

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Noun	1.	here - the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?" location - a point or extent in space there - a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there"
	2.	Here - queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno Hera
Adj.	1.	here - being here now; "is everyone here?" present - being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
Adv.	1.	here - in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth" at that place, in that location, there - in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man there"
	2.	here - in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"
	3.	here - to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please" hither thither, there - to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!"
	4.	here - at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"

here

adverb

1. in or at this place, on this spot, in or at this location I'm here all by myself.
in or at this place there

2. at hand, present, available, in attendance I'm here to help you.

3. now, at this point, at this time, at this moment Here is your opportunity to acquire a home.

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Translations

إلى جانبيصَيْحَة تَعَجُّب أو عَدم اسْتِحْسانفي هذا الوقْت، هنا، في هذه النُّقْطههُنا هُنَا

tadytuzdesemv tom

herhid og didhør!det er her

hier Hier!hierbei hierher hierhin

εδώ

ĉi tieĉi tientie ĉitien ĉi

aquí acá aquí presente en todas partes entonces

siin

tässä

ici là par ici un peu partout

ovdjetu

ittJelen!erreide

hérhér, hérnahingaðjá!, hér!, viîstaddur!svona! hérna! heyrîu!

qui qua questo luogo a questo punto ecco

ここここに

여기에

hichuc

čiačia netolieseesu!kartupomirtinis gyvenimas

lūk! paklau!šai brīdīšeitšeit!šurp

hier hierheen

her hit hør her!alle mulige og umulige steder der

tutaj dotąd tu

aqui cápara aquipara cá

здесь тут сюда на

na všetky stranysemv tomto

tukajsemtu

härhithitåt

ที่นี่

buradaburayaher tarafaher yerdeHey!

ở đây

出席或在场时的喊声到！到处呢度喂！

here

[hɪəʳ]

A. ADV

1. (= in this place) → aquí
I live here → vivo aquí
she's not here at the moment → no está (aquí) en este momento
I'm not here to listen to your complaints → no estoy aquí para escuchar tus quejas
here! (at roll call) → ¡presente!
winter is here → ha llegado el invierno → ya está aquí el invierno
my friend here will do it → este amigo mío lo hará
he's well known around here → es muy conocido por aquí
in here, please → aquí (dentro), por favor
see also same B1
see also today

2. (= to this place) → aquí, acá (esp LAm)
come here! → ¡ven aquí or (esp LAm) acá!
see also look B1

3. (stating or offering sth) here are the books → aquí están los libros
here he comes → ya viene
here's what I think → esto es lo que pienso
here we are, I've found it → aquí está, lo encontré
here it is, under the cushion → aquí está, debajo del cojín
did you want the corkscrew? here it is → ¿querías el sacacorchos? aquí lo tienes
here you are, you can have my seat → toma, puedes sentarte en mi sitio
here you are, I've fixed it → toma or aquí lo tienes, lo he arreglado

4. (= at this time) and here he laughed → y entonces se rió
here I should remind you that → ahora os debería recordar que ...
it's my job that's at risk here → lo que me estoy jugando es el trabajo
what we're talking about here is → de lo que esto se trata es ...

5. (= on this point) → en este punto
I disagree with you here → no estoy de acuerdo contigo en este punto

6. (in phrases)
here we go again! → ¡ya estamos otra vez!
here goes! → ¡ahí va!
here lies → aquí yacen los restos de ...
whether or not he realized was neither here nor there → el que se hubiera dado cuenta o no no venía al caso
the difference of £5 was neither here nor there → las 5 libras de diferencia no iban a ninguna parte
here and now → ahora mismo
I must warn you here and now that → te tengo que advertir ahora mismo que ...
I'm out of here → me largo
here and there I do a bit of teaching here and there → suelo dar alguna que otra clase
he could only understand a word here and there → sólo entendía palabras sueltas
here, there and everywhere → en todas partes
here's to here's to the happy couple! → ¡a la salud de los novios!
here's to your new job! → ¡por tu nuevo trabajo!

B. EXCL here, you try and open it! → ¡toma, intenta abrirlo tú!
here, that's my dinner you're eating! → ¡oye tú, que ésa es mi cena!

C. N the here and now → el presente

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here

[ˈhɪə^r]

adv

(= in this place) → ici
I live here → J'habite ici.
Come here! → Viens ici!
here to do sth
I'm here to help you → Je suis là pour vous aider.
I'm not here to listen to your complaints → Je ne suis pas là pour écouter vos doléances.
here and there → ici et là
here and now (= at the present time) → ici et maintenant

here is ... → voici ...
Here's Helen → Voici Helen.
Here`s my sister → Voici ma sœur.
Here's my phone number → Voici mon numéro de téléphone.
here he is! (= he's just arrived) → le voici!
here she is! (= she's just arrived) → la voici!
here she comes! → la voici qui arrive!

here are ... → voici ...
Here are the books → Voici les livres.

here you are! (= take this) → tenez!

here we are! (= found it!) → voici!

"here's to ... " [+ person, success] (toast) → "à ... "

here goes ... (when trying sth) → allons-y ...

here we go! (when sth starts happening) → allons-y !
here we go again! → c'est reparti!

(at school) "here!" (= present) → "présent!"

excl → tiens!, tenez!

n
in the here and now → dans le présent

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here

adv

→ hier; (with motion) → hierher, hierhin; here! (at roll call) → hier!; (to dog) → hierher!; come here! → komm her!; here I am → da or hier bin ich; here’s the taxi → das Taxi ist da; here he comes → da kommt or ist er ja; spring is here → der Frühling ist da; this one here → der/die/das hier or da; this man here → dieser Mann (hier) …; John here reckons … → John hier meint …; this here notice (incorrect) → dieser Anschlag da (inf); here and now → auf der Stelle, jetzt sofort; I won’t be here for lunch → ich bin zum Mittagessen nicht da; she’s not here yet → sie ist noch nicht da; shall we wait till he gets here? → sollen wir warten, bis er hier or da ist?; here and there → hier und da; here, there and everywhere → überall; around/about here → hierherum, ungefähr hier; near here → (hier) in der Nähe; I’ve read down to here → ich habe bis hierher or hierhin gelesen; it’s in/over here → es ist hier (drin)/hier drüben; put it in/over here → stellen Sie es hierherein/hierherüber or hierher; come in/over here → kommen Sie hierherein/hierherüber or hierher; from here on in (esp US) → von jetzt or nun an; here I would like to draw your attention to … → an dieser Stelle möchte ich Sie auf … aufmerksam machen

(in phrases) here you are (giving sb sth) → hier(, bitte); (on finding sb) → da bist du ja!, ach, hier bist du!; (on finding sth) → da or hier ist es ja; here we are, home again → so, da wären wir also wieder zu Hause; here we go again, another crisis → da hätten wir also wieder eine Krise; look out, here he comes → Vorsicht, er kommt!; here comes trouble → jetzt gehts los (inf); here goes! (before attempting sth) → dann mal los; here, try this one → hier, versuchs mal damit; here, let me do that → komm, lass mich das mal machen; here! → he!; here’s to you! (in toast) → auf Ihr Wohl!; here’s to the success of the venture! → auf den Erfolg des Vorhabens!; it’s neither here nor there → es spielt keine Rolle, tut nichts zur Sache; I’ve had it up to here (with him/it) (inf) → ich habe die Nase voll (von ihm/davon) (inf); I’m up to here with paperwork (inf) → der Papierkram steht mir bis zum Hals (inf)

n the here and now → das Hier und Heute; (Rel, Philos) → das Diesseits

here

hereabouts

adv → hier (in der Gegend), in dieser Gegend

hereafter (form)

n the/a here → das/ein Jenseits

adv

(Jur etc) → im Folgenden

(= from now on) → künftig, in Zukunft

(= later) I shall say more of this here → ich werde später darauf zurückkommen

hereby

adv (form) → hiermit

here

herein

adv (form) → hierin; and here lies the problem → und das ist or hier liegt das Problem

hereinafter

adv (form) → im Folgenden

hereof

adv (form) → hiervon (form); the house and the inhabitants here → das Haus und die Bewohner desselben (form)

here

hereto

adv (form) the documents attached here → die beigefügten Dokumente; additions here can only be made with his permission → Zusätze können hierzu nur mit seiner Erlaubnis gemacht werden; he gave his signature here → er setzte seine Unterschrift hinzu

heretofore

adv (form: = up to this time) → bisher; (= up to that time) → bis dahin

hereunto

adv (form) = hereto

hereupon

adv → daraufhin

herewith

adv (form) → hiermit

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here

[hɪəʳ]

1. adv (place) → qui, qua; (at this point) → qui, a questo punto
come here! → vieni qui!
here! (at roll call) → presente!
over here → da questa parte, di qua
here I am → eccomi qua
here are the books → ecco (qua) i libri
here you are! (giving sb sth) → ecco qui!
here she comes → eccola (che viene)
here and there → qua e là
here, there and everywhere → dappertutto
winter is here → l'inverno è arrivato
my friend here will do it → il mio amico qui lo farà
that's neither here nor there → non ha molta importanza
here's to John! → alla salute di John!

2. excl → ehi!

here

(hiə) adverb

1. (at, in or to) this place. He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.

2. at this time; at this point in an argument. Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.

3. beside one. My colleague here will deal with the matter.

interjection

1. a shout of surprise, disapproval etc. Here! what do you think you're doing?

2. a shout used to show that one is present. Shout `Here!' when I call your name.

ˌhereaˈbout(s) adverb

near this place. He lives somewhere hereabouts.

hereˈafter adverb

in legal language, after this; from now on. This concerns the will of John Smith, hereafter referred to as `the deceased'.

the hereafter noun

the next world; life after death.

ˌhereˈby adverb

in legal language, now, by means of (eg this statement). I hereby declare that I will not be responsible for any of her debts.

ˌhereˈin adverb

in legal language, in this (letter etc). Please complete the form enclosed herein.

hereˈwith adverb

with this (letter etc). I am returning your passport herewith.

here and there

in, or to, various places. Books were scattered here and there.

here goes

I'm going to do something no matter what the consequences are. I've never tried diving before, but here goes!

here's to interjection

used as a toast to the health, success etc of someone or something. Here's to the success of the new company.

here, there and everywhere

in, or to, a larger number of places; in all directions. People were running around here, there and everywhere.

here you are

here is what you want etc. Here you are. This is the book you were looking for.

neither here nor there

not important; not relevant. His opinion is neither here nor there.

here

→ هُنَا tady her hier εδώ aquí tässä ici ovdje qui ここに 여기에 hier her tutaj aqui здесь här ที่นี่ burada ở đây 在这里

here

adv. aquí;

___ and now → ahora mismo;

___ and there → aquí y allá.

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Here's an end of every trail--they shall not speak again!

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"Look here," said Herbert, showing me the basket, with a compassionate and tender smile after we had talked a little; "here's poor Clara's supper, served out every night.

Herbert, who had been looking at the fire and pondering, here said that something had come into his thoughts arising out of Wemmick's suggestion, which it might be worth while to pursue.

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Here palms, alpacas, and volcanoes; sun's disks and stars; ecliptics, horns-of-plenty, and rich banners waving, are in luxuriant profusion stamped; so that the precious gold seems almost to derive an added preciousness and enhancing glories, by passing through those fancy mints, so Spanishly poetic.

There's something ever egotistical in mountain-tops and towers, and all other grand and lofty things; look here, --three peaks as proud as Lucifer.

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I'm going to buy these hills, too, clear from here around to Berkeley and down the other way to San Leandro.

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Well, wasn't Mr Garland kind when he said 'Christopher, here's your money, and you have earned it well;' and wasn't Mrs Garland kind when she said 'Barbara, here's yours, and I'm much pleased with you;' and didn't Kit sign his name bold to his receipt, and didn't Barbara sign her name all a trembling to hers; and wasn't it beautiful to see how Mrs Garland poured out Barbara's mother a glass of wine; and didn't Barbara's mother speak up when she said

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Here's Cap'n Flint--I calls my parrot Cap'n Flint, after the famous buccaneer--here's Cap'n Flint predicting success to our v'yage.

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An' he is here, arisin' to his feet to give the glad hand to his old pal.

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Books Yellow, Red, and Green and Blue, All true, or just as good as true, And here's the Yellow Book for YOU!

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It's nat'ral in young folk, Mas'r Davy, when they're new to these here trials, and timid, like my little bird, - it's nat'ral.'

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You benevolent!' Here Mr Pancks, apparently without the intention of hitting him, but merely to relieve his mind and expend his superfluous power in wholesome exercise, aimed a blow at the bumpy head, which the bumpy head ducked to avoid.