here

Definition of Here in English :

Noun

1. here

the present location; this place

Example Sentences:
'where do we go from here?'

2. hera, 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

Adjective

3. here

being here now

Example Sentences:
'is everyone here?'

Adverb

4. here

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

Example Sentences:
'I work here'
'turn here'
'radio waves received here on Earth'

5. here

in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail

Example Sentences:
'what do we have here?'
'here I must disagree'

6. here, hither

to this place (especially toward the speaker)

Example Sentences:
'come here, please'

hither

7. here

at this time; now

Example Sentences:
'we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Here

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adverb

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

3. here goes

4. here's to

5. here today, gone tomorrow

6. here we go again

7. neither here nor there

8. this here

noun

this place

they leave here tonight

10. here and now

exclamation

South Africa

an exclamation of surprise or dismay

Here

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adverb

at or in this place

often used as an intensive [John here is a good player]: in dialectal or nonstandard use, often placed between a demonstrative pronoun and the noun it modifies [this here man ]

toward, to, or into this place; hither

come here

at this point in an action, speech, discussion, etc.; now

here the judge interrupted

on earth; in earthly life

interjection

used to call attention, answer a roll call, etc.

used to express indignation, remonstrance, etc., esp. when repeated

noun

this place or point

Here

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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.

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