here

Definitions

1. adverb

   In or at this place.

   Examples

   • You wait here while I get my coat.
   • Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.
   ≈right here
2. adverb

   At this point in a process or story.

   Examples

   • I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.
   • Here ends the lesson.
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3. adverb

   On this subject or point.

   Examples

   • You say all men are born equal, but here I disagree.
   • He agreed with most of the plan, but here he had doubts.
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4. adverb

   Present now, because it has arrived.

   Examples

   • Flu season is here.
   • Christmas will soon be here.
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5. adverb

   In this situation or text.

   Examples

   • The word bank here means the side of a river.
   • Here the word means something different.
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6. adverb

   Used after a person's name to point to that person.

   Examples

   • Jim here has worked for the company for twenty years.
   • This man here can tell you the whole story.
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7. adverb

   Used in informal speech after this or these for emphasis.

   Examples

   • This here orange is too sour.
   • These here shoes are too tight.
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8. adverb

   To this place.

   Examples

   • Please come here.
   • We came here to rest.
9. adjective

   Alive or still present, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!
   • While I am here, no harm will come to you.
10. noun

    This place or this location.

    Examples

    • Here is where I met my husband twelve years ago.
    • Get out of here!