here

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
2. (abstract, not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
3. (abstract, not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
4. (not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
5. (abstract, not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
6. (informal, not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
7. (dialectal, informal, not-comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
8. (not-comparable) To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither.

Adj

Alive

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) This place; this location.
2. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) This place; this location.
3. (abstract, uncountable, usually) This time, the present situation.

Intj

1. (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
2. (British, Ireland, slang) Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
3. (informal) Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way.
4. Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present.
5. Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker.

Synonyms

this

hither

this way

there

this place

in this place

now

over here

right here

take it

at this place

this side

in this direction

proximal

around here

on this side

then

be

be present

close by

he

👨

look

she

👩

that

the

the other day

with this

you see

stative verb

such

hurry up

this person

That’s it

here you are

local

hereabouts

from

this far

this here

this one

exists

thus

up to

who

with that

to this place

wolf

🐺

actually

and here

exist

Translations

ici

aquí

qui

hier

hier

aqui

acá

qua

εδώ

hic

burada

hierheen

hierher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪə̯(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: her#Etymology_2_3

Inherited from Old English: hēr

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: hier

Cognate with Western Frisian: hjir

Cognate with Dutch: hier

Cognate with German: hier

Cognate with Danish: her

Cognate with Swedish: här

Cognate with Norwegian: her

Cognate with Faroese: her

Cognate with Icelandic: hér

In summary

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.
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).

Sentences

What were you when you came here five years ago ?

The girls have been here nearly half an hour waiting .

I had a word of comfort to offer here .

I have been waiting for you here at this oasis for a long time .

Here are the twelve items I was referring too .

The difference is that here the " thin film " is a thin layer of air .