here and there

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Adv.

here and there - in or to various places; first this place and then that; "he worked here and there but never for long in one town"; "we drove here and there in the darkness"

Translations

هُنا وهُناك

tu a tam

her og der

hier und da

cà et là çà et là

itt-ott

hér og òar

her og der

кое-где

oraya burayasağa sola

在各处零星分散地

here

(hiə) adverb

1. (at, in or to) this place. He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.

2. at this time; at this point in an argument. Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.

3. beside one. My colleague here will deal with the matter.

interjection

1. a shout of surprise, disapproval etc. Here! what do you think you're doing?

2. a shout used to show that one is present. Shout `Here!' when I call your name.

ˌhereaˈbout(s) adverb

near this place. He lives somewhere hereabouts.

hereˈafter adverb

in legal language, after this; from now on. This concerns the will of John Smith, hereafter referred to as `the deceased'.

the hereafter noun

the next world; life after death.

ˌhereˈby adverb

in legal language, now, by means of (eg this statement). I hereby declare that I will not be responsible for any of her debts.

ˌhereˈin adverb

in legal language, in this (letter etc). Please complete the form enclosed herein.

hereˈwith adverb

with this (letter etc). I am returning your passport herewith.

here and there

in, or to, various places. Books were scattered here and there.

here goes

I'm going to do something no matter what the consequences are. I've never tried diving before, but here goes!

here's to interjection

used as a toast to the health, success etc of someone or something. Here's to the success of the new company.

here, there and everywhere

in, or to, a larger number of places; in all directions. People were running around here, there and everywhere.

here you are

here is what you want etc. Here you are. This is the book you were looking for.

neither here nor there

not important; not relevant. His opinion is neither here nor there.

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