here

Meaning

Adv

1. In, on, or at this place.
2. To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
3. In this context.
4. At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.

Noun

1. This place; this location.
2. This time, the present situation.

Adj

1. Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
2. Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.

Intj

1. (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
2. (slang) Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪə̯(ɹ)/

Etymology

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

That is why I am here .

Go now and come here later .

How many people work here ?

The girls have been here nearly half an hour waiting .

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

Nostalgia Here lies the dog buried .

Here he continued to paint , primarily birds and other animals .

" There's gold here ," he said .