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here

here

∞ 1.0
At the place where the speaker or writer is
  • adverb
  • /hɪr/
: aquí
  • How are you settling in here at Laundry Cottage?
  • come here
  • go here
  • get here

So I'm going to go from here to this.

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Examples

  • The star trails photograph described here was taken on December 24, 1998.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I love to sit here by the window and read.

  • So what we got inside here is this ring.

  • So this whole region right here is a square foot.

  • Most people do come here looking for something.

  • Can I meet you back here in 10 minutes?

  • I do hope you enjoy your stay here at Lux Hotel.

  • I haven't been here for a long time.

  • Please place the box here on the table.

  • The library is just over here, next to the park.

Synonyms

over here
vshere
∞ 1.0

At the place where I am

is more general and refers to the speaker's location
hither
vshere
  • Archaic
27 9.9

Toward the person who is speaking

is the modern neutral expression without the old literary tone

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

At or toward a place that is not here

474 1.0

Not in a place because someone has gone somewhere else

Idioms

outta here
  • Informal
570 9.9

To leave a place quickly, often suddenly

158 1.7

In different places and not all together

look here
  • Informal
138 6.9

To get a person's attention before saying something important or angry

up to here
  • Informal
19 7.4

Someone who has no more patience because of many annoying things

here we go again
  • Informal
16 7.8

Said to show annoyance when the same thing happens again

14 7.4

A phrase people say to tell others nothing interesting or worrying is happening

10 9.0

To no longer accept something annoying or unfair

Not important to the main point

2 7.8

Say this before trying something risky when you expect little success

Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place

1 8.8

A refusal to use ideas or products made outside your group

1 8.7

For a very long time or in a very complete way

Compounds

∞ 7.9

A small hand movement that asks someone to move closer

68 3.5

The time and place you are in now

How Far

ends of the earth
  • Informal
24 4.5
over the hills and far away
  • Literature
1 8.1
out-of-town
219 3.2
in town
845 1.0
nearby
358 1.0
here
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

here positive

Etymology

Here comes from an old German word that meant 'this place' and is the same root found in the old word hither ('to this place'), so here still points to the speaker's location.