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here

adverb · noun · adjective US /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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Rank 101 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 251,103 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.119% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

adverb

  1. in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is I work hereturn here
  2. in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail what do we have here?here I must disagree
  3. to this place (especially toward the speaker) also: hither come here, please
  4. at this time; now we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon

noun

  1. the present location; this place where do we go from here?
  2. 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 also: Hera

adjective

  1. being here now is everyone here?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

here in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Nay gran'ther, I would liefer tarry here.

    The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1

  • Presently I think you will get tired of your life here.

    The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1

  • It's rather a new institution here in Tilford, but seems to be working finely.

    Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1

  • To-day it was not tranquil; it flashed anxiously here and there, and the girl smiled.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

  • Here every one of gentle blood has been more or less mixed up in these civil broils.

    A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1

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