American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: ['hiɹ]
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Noun
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the present location; this place
“where do we go from here?”
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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
Adjective
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being here now
“is everyone here?”
Adverb
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
“I work here”
“turn here”
“radio waves received here on Earth”
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in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail
“what do we have here?”
“here I must disagree”
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to this place (especially toward the speaker)
“come here, please”
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at this time; now
“we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon”
Usage examples
- Simmons thereby set the record for the shortest federal Cabinet career in Canadian history.
- I think there's a hole on your knapsack.
- There's the professor now.
- There she served as local convoy escort for the remainder of hostilities.
- He wrote his last novel there at the inn.
- Such a child is treated as born if he thereby takes a direct benefit.
- Almost everyone here speaks Spanish.
- Doesn't look like that package is still around somewhere.
- There were just drawings, coded instructions, and obscure texts.
- "Where are you bound?" asked the young Arab.