here
adverb OPAL S
/hɪə(r)/
/hɪr/
Idioms - I live here.
- Put the box here.
- Click here for more details.
- Let's get out of here.
- Come over here.
Homophones hear | herehear here/hɪə(r)//hɪr/- hear verb
- I can't hear you—the signal is very bad.
- here adverb
- We don't need to move—we can see it all from here!
- Here's the money I promised you.
- Here's a dish that is simple and quick to make.
- Here is your opportunity.
- Here comes the bus.
- I can't find my keys. Oh, here they are.
- Here we are (= we've arrived).
- I'm here to help you.
- The countdown to Christmas starts here.
- Here the speaker paused to have a drink.
- (used after a noun, for emphasis)
- My friend here saw it happen.
Word OriginOld English hēr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German hier, also to he.
Idioms
by here
- (Welsh English) here; to here
- Come by here now!
(the) here and now
- the present time; at the present time
- our obsession with the here and now
- We're going to settle this here and now.
here and there
- in various places
- Papers were scattered here and there on the floor.
here goes
- (informal) used when you are telling people that you are just going to do something exciting, dangerous, etc.
- ‘Here goes,’ said Grace and took a deep breath.
here’s to somebody/something
- used to wish somebody health or success, as you lift a glass and drink a toast
- Here's to your future happiness!
here, there and everywhere
- in many different places; all around
here we go
- (informal) said when something is starting to happen
- ‘Here we go,’ thought Fred, ‘she's sure to say something.’
here we go again
- (informal) said when something is starting to happen again, especially something bad
here you are
- (informal) used when you are giving something to somebody
- Here you are. This is what you were asking for.
here you go
- (informal) used when you are giving something to somebody
- Here you go. Four copies, is that right?
neither here nor there
- not important synonym irrelevant
- What might have happened is neither here nor there.
out of here
- (informal) going or leaving
- As soon as I get my money I'm out of here!