here

adv

1. (not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “You wait here while I fetch my coat.”

   “Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.”

   “It says here that he died in 1970.”

   “The air here is foul.”

   “The view up here is better than the view down there!”

2. (abstract, not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.”

   “Here endeth the lesson.”

   “Here, perhaps I ought to stop.”

   ““And drove away—away.” Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.”

3. (abstract, not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “You say that all men are born equal, but here I must disagree with you.”

4. (not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “Flu season is here.”

   “Christmas will soon be here.”

5. (abstract, not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.”

   “The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here, may be briefly defined:”

   “The briefest characterization is all that will be attempted here.”

6. (informal, not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “Jim here has been with the company for twenty years.”

7. (dialectal, informal, not-comparable)In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

   “This here orange is too sour.”

   “Both 'ere buckets 'ave 'oles in 'em.”

8. (not-comparable)To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither.

   “Please come here.”

   “He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Alive

   “I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!”

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)This place; this location.

   “Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.”

   “An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.”

   “For time and extension seem continuous elements; the here is one space with the other heres round it”

   “More than ever, the here is porous.”

   “We can't see it because it is an aspect of our seeing, it is a function of our gaze: the field of the here is established in — and by — our presence.”

2. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)This place; this location.

   “I'd like to continue my story, but here is where I must stop.”

   “I've done as much as I can; you'll have to take it from here.”

3. (abstract, uncountable, usually)This time, the present situation.

intj

1. (slang)Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.

   “Here, now I'm giving it to you.”

2. (British, Ireland, slang)Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.

   “Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.”

3. (informal)Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way.

   “Here! You! Stop doing that!”

4. Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present.

   “Smith ... Here! ... Jones ... Here! ... Walters ... ... Anyone seen Walters?”

5. Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker.

   “"Fido! Here!" — "Woof! Woof!"”