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here  (hîr)
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.
n.
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.
Idiom:
neither here nor there
Unimportant and irrelevant.

[Middle English, from Old English hr; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

here
Adverb
1. in, at, or to this place, point, case, or respect: I am pleased to be back here
2. here and there at several places in or throughout an area
3. here's to a convention used in proposing a toast
4. neither here nor there of no relevance
Noun
this place: they leave here tonight [Old English hēr]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.herehere - the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"
location - a point or extent in space
there - a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there"
2.hereHere - 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
Adj.1.here - being here now; "is everyone here?"
present - being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
Adv.1.here - in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth"
at that place, in that location, there - in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man there"
2.here - in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"
3.here - to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please"
thither, there - to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!"
4.here - at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"
Translations
Spanish here [hɪəʳ] advaquí;
here! (= present) → ¡presente!;
here is/are → aquí está/están;
here she is → aquí está;
come here! → ¡ven aquí or acá!;
here and there → aquí y allá

French here [hɪəʳ] advici;
(time) → alors
excltiens!, tenez!;
here! (present) → présent!;
here is, here are → voici;
here's my sister → voici ma sœur;
here he/she is → le(la) voici;
here she comes → la voici qui vient;
come here! → viens ici!;
here and thereici et là

German here [hɪəʳ] advhier;
she left here yesterday → sie ist gestern von hier abgereist;
here is/are... → hier ist/sind...;
here you are (giving) → (hier,) bitte;
here we are! (finding sth) → da ist es ja!;
here she is! → da ist sie ja!;
here she comes → da kommt sie ja;
come here! → komm hierher or hierhin!;
here and there → hier und da;
"here's to ..." → "auf ... acc"

Italian here [hɪəʳ] advqui, qua
exclehi!;
here! (at roll call) → presente!;
here is, here are → ecco;
here's my sister → ecco mia sorella;
here she is → eccola;
here she comes → eccola che viene;
come here! → vieni qui!;
here and there → qua e là

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