Here
[hɪə] or [hɪr]
Definition
(noun.) the present location; this place; 'where do we go from here?'.
(adj.) being here now; 'is everyone here?' .
(adv.) in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; 'I work here'; 'turn here'; 'radio waves received here on Earth'.
(adv.) to this place (especially toward the speaker); 'come here, please'.
(adv.) in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; 'what do we have here?'; 'here I must disagree'.
(adv.) at this time; now; 'we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon'.
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Definition
(pron. pl.) Of them; their.
(n.) Hair.
(pron.) See Her, their.
(pron.) Her; hers. See Her.
(adv.) In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to there.
(adv.) In the present life or state.
(adv.) To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither.
(adv.) At this point of time, or of an argument; now.
Editor: Nita
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. In this place.[2]. In the present state, in the present life.
Typist: Tito
Definition
adv. in this place: in the present life or state.—advs. Here′about also -abouts about this place; Hereaf′ter after this in some future time or state.—n. a future state.—advs. Here′at at or by reason of this; Here′away (coll.) hereabout; Hereby′ not far off: by this; Herein′ in this: in regard to this; Hereinaf′ter afterward in this (document &c.):—opp. to Hereinbefore′; Hereof′ of this: as a result of this; Hereon′ on or upon this; Hereto′ till this time: for this object; Heretofore′ before this time: formerly; Hereunto′ (also -un′-) to this point or time; Hereupon′ on this: in consequence of this; Herewith′ with this.—Here and there in this place and then in that: thinly: irregularly; Here goes! an exclamation indicating that the speaker is about to do something; Here you are (coll.) this is what you want; Neither here nor there of no special importance.
Checker: Williams
Examples
- Here is a card turned up. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Eglow, Eglonitz--here we are, Egria. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am much better here,' said Little Dorrit, faintly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They won't do over here. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Nothing of the kind here, sir. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Your stepson, if Mr. Rigg Featherstone was he, is here no longer. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The family don't want her here, and they'll say it's because I've been ill, because I'm a weak old woman, that she's persuaded me. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Not here,' said Nancy hurriedly, 'I am afraid to speak to you here. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- We can here consider only a few cases; of these, some of the most difficult to explain are presented by fish. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- He _could not_ walk on, till daylight came again; and here he stretched himself close to the wall--to undergo new torture. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Why, I am a boy, sir, to half a dozen old codgers here! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Mr Lammle, striking in here, proclaims aloud that there is a sequel to the story of the man from somewhere. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But here there was nothing to be shifted off in a wild speculation on the future. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Thou wilt blow no bridge here. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You know, I'm a stranger here, so perhaps I'm not so quick at understanding what you mean as if I'd lived all my life at Milton. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Checker: Trent