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uk/hɪər/us/hɪr/A1 in, at, or to this place:
I've lived here for about two years.
I like it here.
London is only 50 miles from here.
Come here - I've got something to show you.
How long are you over here (= in this country)?
A2 used at the beginning of a statement to introduce someone or something:
Here's Fiona - let me introduce you to her.
Here's the book I said I'd lend you.
A2 used to show that someone has arrived or that something has started:
Here they are! We thought you'd never come!
Here we are (= we have arrived) - I said it wouldn't take more than half an hour by car.
Now that Christmas is here (= has begun), I might as well give up my diet.
A1 used to say that someone or something that is near you:
I don't know anything about this, but I'm sure my colleague here can help you.
It says here (= in this piece of writing) that she was born in 1943.
B2 now:
Shall we break here and have a coffee?
Where do we go/Where do we take it from here? (= What should we do next?)
here (you are/go)
A2 used when giving something to someone:
"Could you pass the sugar, please?" "Here you are."
Here, try some of this - it's delicious!
More examples
- I'm surprised to see you here.
- You're not allowed to park here - your car will be towed away .
- He was here a moment ago but he's wandered off somewhere.
- It's important that there's always someone here to answer the phone during office hours.
- I've learned a lot about computers since I started work here.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Present
- all over somewhere idiom
- anywhere
- appearance
- attendance
- attendant
- be in at the kill idiom
- front
- immanent
- in the flesh idiom
- kick
- kick around
- kill
- knock
- presence
- present
- sit
- sit in
- sit through sth
- synchronic
- to sb's face idiom
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Preceding and introducing
Closeness in distance and time
Now
Giving, providing and supplying
Idiom(s)
the here and now
here and there
here goes!
here today, gone tomorrow
here we go
here we go (again)
here's to ...