English dictionary

here Meaning & Definition

/hɪə̯/

What Does Here Mean?

Here is used as an adverb meaning In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. It can also mean At this point or stage (in a process, argument, narration, etc.). As an adjective, it means Alive. As a noun, it means This place; this location.

Here in Brief

Part of speech	adverb, adjective, noun, interjection
Pronunciation	//hɪə̯//
Syllables	1
Synonyms	hera and hither
Antonyms	there, thither and at that place
Plural	heres

Here Definition (Adverb)

In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
You wait here while I fetch my coat.
At this point or stage (in a process, argument, narration, etc.)
I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.
In this matter.
You say that all men are born equal, but here I must disagree with you.
Notionally at the speaker's location by virtue of happening now.
Flu season is here.
In this context.
Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.
After the name of a person perceived as located close to the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.
Jim here has been with the company for twenty years.
After certain determiners, especially 'this' and 'these', used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also this here.
This here orange is too sour.
To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither.
Please come here.

Here as an Adjective

Alive
I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!

Here as a Noun

This place; this location.
Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.
This point or stage in time, conceptualised as a location.
I'd like to continue my story, but here is where I must stop.
(Can we verify this sense?) This time, the present situation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Here as an Interjection

Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
Here, now I'm giving it to you.
Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.
Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way.
Here! You! Stop doing that!
Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present.
Smith ... Here! ... Jones ... Here! ... Walters ... ... Anyone seen Walters?
Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker.
"Fido! Here!" — "Woof! Woof!"

Synonyms of Here

hera hither

Here synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Here

there thither at that place in that location

Here in a Sentence

You wait here while I fetch my coat.

Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.

It says here that he died in 1970.

The air here is foul.

The view up here is better than the view down there!

Here is the report that you asked for.

Here I stand.

Kilroy was here.

I've invited him here tomorrow.

I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.

Here endeth the lesson.

You say that all men are born equal, but here I must disagree with you.

Flu season is here.

Christmas will soon be here.

Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.

Jim here has been with the company for twenty years.

This here orange is too sour.

Both 'ere buckets 'ave 'oles in 'em.

Please come here.

I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!

Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.

I'd like to continue my story, but here is where I must stop.

I've done as much as I can; you'll have to take it from here.

Here, now I'm giving it to you.

Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.

Here! You! Stop doing that!

Smith ... Here! ... Jones ... Here! ... Walters ... ... Anyone seen Walters?

"Fido! Here!" — "Woof! Woof!"

Word Forms & Grammar

here (not comparable)

here (usually uncountable, plural heres)

here

Words That Rhyme With Here

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Origin of Here

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.

How Do You Say Here?

You say here as //hɪə̯//. It has 1 syllable.

Common Questions About Here

Is here an adverb or an adjective?

Here is mainly used as an adverb, but it can also be used as an adjective, a noun and an interjection.

What is another word for here?

You can replace here with words such as hera and hither. See the full list of here synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of here?

Words opposite in meaning to here are there, thither, at that place and in that location.