here
/hiːɹ/ · noun
Meaning
- (abstract) This place; this location.
- (abstract) This time, the present situation.
- Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
- Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
- (location) In, on, or at this place.
- (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
- (abstract) In this context.
- At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
- Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
- Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
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