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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HERE, adv.
1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; opposed to there. Behold, here am I. Lodge here this night. Build here seven altars.
2. In the present life or state.
Thus shall you be happy here, and more happy hereafter.
3. It is used in making an offer or attempt.
Then here's for earnest.
4. In drinking health.
Here's to thee, Dick.
It is neither here nor there, it is neither in this place nor in that; neither in one place nor in another.
Here and there,in one place and another; in a dispersed manner or condition; thinly; or irregularly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: being here now; "is everyone here?" n
1: the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?" [ant: there]
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 [syn: Hera, Here] adv
1: in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth" [ant: at that place, in that location, there]
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" [syn: here, hither] [ant: there, thither]
4: at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English h?r; akin to Old High German hier here, Old English h? he Date: before 12th century 1. a. in or at this place <turn here> — often used interjectionally especially in answering a roll call b. now <here it's morning already> c. in an arbitrary location <a book here, a paper there> 2. at or in this point, particular, or case <here we agree> 3. in the present life or state 4. hither <come here> 5. — used interjectionally in rebuke or encouragement II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. — used for emphasis especially after a demonstrative pronoun or after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective <this book here> 2. nonstandard — used for emphasis after a demonstrative adjective but before the noun modified <this here book> III. noun Date: 1605 this place

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in or at or to this place or position (put it here; has lived here for many years; comes here every day). 2 indicating a person's presence or a thing offered (here is your coat; my son here will show you). 3 at this point in the argument, situation, etc. (here I have a question). --n. this place (get out of here; lives near here; fill it up to here). --int. 1 calling attention: short for come here, look here, etc. (here, where are you going with that?). 2 indicating one's presence in a roll-call: short for I am here. Phrases and idioms: here and now at this very moment; immediately. here and there in various places. here goes! colloq. an expression indicating the start of a bold act. here's to I drink to the health of. here we are colloq. said on arrival at one's destination. here we go again colloq. the same, usu. undesirable, events are recurring. here you are said on handing something to somebody. neither here nor there of no importance or relevance. Etymology: OE her f. Gmc: cf. HE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Her Her, Here Here, pron. pl. [OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen. pl. of h[=e]. See He.] Of them; their. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. On here bare knees adown they fall. --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Here Here, n. Hair. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Here Here, pron. 1. See Her, their. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Her; hers. See Her. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Here Here, adv. [OE. her, AS. h?r; akin to OS. h?r, D. hier, OHG. hiar, G. hier, Icel. & Goth. h?r, Dan. her, Sw. h["a]r; fr. root of E. he. See He.] 1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to there. He is not here, for he is risen. --Matt. xxviii. 6. 2. In the present life or state. Happy here, and more happy hereafter. --Bacon. 3. To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither. Here comes Virgil. --B. Jonson. Thou led'st me here. --Byron. 4. At this point of time, or of an argument; now. The prisoner here made violent efforts to rise. --Warren. Note: Here, in the last sense, is sometimes used before a verb without subject; as, Here goes, for Now (something or somebody) goes; -- especially occurring thus in drinking healths. ``Here's [a health] to thee, Dick.'' --Cowley. Here and there, in one place and another; in a dispersed manner; irregularly. ``Footsteps here and there.'' --Longfellow. It is neither, here nor there, it is neither in this place nor in that, neither in one place nor in another; hence, it is to no purpose, irrelevant, nonsense.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use here when you are referring to the place where you are. I'm here all by myself and I know I'm going to get lost... Well, I can't stand here chatting all day. ...the growing number of skiers that come here... ? there ADV: be ADV, ADV after v, prep ADV 2. You use here when you are pointing towards a place that is near you, in order to draw someone else's attention to it. ...if you will just sign here... Come and sit here, Lauren... ADV: ADV after v, prep ADV, be ADV 3. You use here in order to indicate that the person or thing that you are talking about is near you or is being held by you. My friend here writes for radio... ADV: n ADV, ADV after v 4. If you say that you are here to do something, that is your role or function. I'm not here to listen to your complaints. ADV: be ADV to-inf 5. You use here in order to draw attention to something or someone who has just arrived in the place where you are, or to draw attention to the place you have just arrived at. 'Mr Cummings is here,' she said, holding the door open... ADV: ADV with be, ADV before v 6. You use here to refer to a particular point or stage of a situation or subject that you have come to or that you are dealing with. The book goes into recent work in greater detail than I have attempted here... ADV: it v-link ADV that, ADV with v, ADV with cl 7. You use here to refer to a period of time, a situation, or an event that is present or happening now. Here is your opportunity to acquire a luxurious one bedroom home. ADV: ADV before v, ADV with be 8. You use here at the beginning of a sentence in order to draw attention to something or to introduce something. Now here's what I want you to do... ADV: ADV be n/wh 9. You use here when you are offering or giving something to someone. Here's some letters I want you to sign... Here's your cash. ADV: ADV be n 10. You say 'here we are' or 'here you are' when the statement that you are making about someone's character or situation is unexpected. Here you are, saying these terrible things... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR with cl 11. You say 'here we are' when you have just found something that you have been looking for. I rummaged through the drawers and came up with Amanda's folder. 'Here we are.' CONVENTION 12. You say 'here goes' when you are about to do or say something difficult or unpleasant. Dr Culver nervously muttered 'Here goes,' and gave the little girl an injection. CONVENTION 13. You use expressions such as 'here we go' and 'here we go again' in order to indicate that something is happening again in the way that you expected, especially something unpleasant. (INFORMAL) At first, he was told he was too young and I thought, 'Oh, boy, here we go again.'... PHRASE 14. You use here and now to emphasize that something is happening at the present time, rather than in the future or past, or that you would like it to happen at the present time. I'm a practicing physician trying to help people here and now... PHRASE [emphasis] 15. If something happens here and there, it happens in several different places. I do a bit of teaching here and there... PHRASE: PHR with cl, PHR after v 16. You use expressions such as 'here's to us' and 'here's to your new job' before drinking a toast in order to wish someone success or happiness. Tony smiled and lifted his glass. 'Here's to you, Amy.' CONVENTION [formulae]

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. In this place. 2. In the present state, in the present life. 3. Hither, to this place.

Moby 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