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here

UK/ˈhɪə̯/ US/ˈhɪː/ very common informal slang uk
adverb (4) adjective (1) noun (2)

adverb

1.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

  • “I work here”
  • “turn here”
  • “radio waves received here on Earth”
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2.

in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail

  • “what do we have here?”
  • “here I must disagree”
3.

to this place (especially toward the speaker)

  • “come here, please”
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4.

at this time; now

  • “we”

adjective

1.

being here now

  • “is everyone here?”
  • “present company excepted”
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noun

1.

the present location; this place

  • “where do we go from here?”
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2.

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

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Origin

From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).

Phrases

  • abandon hope, all ye who enter here
  • all hope abandon ye who enter here
  • be here for
  • come here to me
  • do you come here often
  • does anyone here speak English
  • fancy seeing you here
  • for here

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