here
here - English
Pronunciation
Adverb
here (not comparable)
- (location) In, on, or at this place.
- Synonym: (emphatic) right here
- You wait here while I fetch my coat.
- Here I stand.
- Flu season is here.
- Kilroy was here.
- Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.
- (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
- Please come here.
- (abstract) In this context.
- 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.
- At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
- Here endeth the lesson.
Derived terms
- abandon hope all ye who enter here
- all hope abandon ye who enter here
- be here for
- come here to me
- come-here
- do you come here often
- does anyone here speak English
- fancy seeing you here
- from here to Sunday
- get out of here
- get outta here
- have had it up to here
- here and now
- here and there
- here and there
- here be dragons
- here below
- here document
- here for it
- here goes
- here goes nothing
- here lies
- here to stay
- here we go
- here we go again
- here you are
- here you go
- here, there and everywhere
- hereabout
- hereafter
- hereaway
- hereby
- herein
- hereinabove
- hereinafter
- hereinbefore
- hereinbelow
- hereness
- hereof
- hereon
- hereto
- heretofore
- hereunder
- hereunto
- hereupon
- herewith
- I just work here
- I only work here
- I'm here all week
- in the here and now
- is anyone here a doctor
- is anyone sitting here
- is it safe here
- Kilroy was here
- look here
- my eyes are up here
- neither here nor there
- not here to fuck spiders
- not invented here
- over here
- same here
- see here
- the buck stops here
- this here
- true as I stand here
- up to here
- you must be new here
Translations
Noun
here (uncountable)
- (abstract) This place; this location.
- An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
- Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.
- (abstract) This time, the present situation.
Quotations
- 1922, Francis Herbert Bradley, The Principles of Logic, page 52:
- For time and extension seem continuous elements; the here is one space with the other heres round it
- 2001, Kauhiko Yatabe; edited by Harumi Befu, Sylvie Guichard-Anguis, “Objects, city and wandering: the invisibility of the Japanese in France”, in Globalizing Japan: Ethnography of the Japanese Presence in Asia, Europe, and America, page 28:
- More than ever, the here is porous.
- 2004, Denis Wood, Five Billion Years of Global Change: A History of the Land, page 20:
- 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.
Translations
Adjective
here (not comparable)
- Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
- John here is a rascal.
- Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
- This here orange is too sour.
Interjection
here
- (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
- Here, now I'm giving it to you.
- (Ireland, Britain, 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.
Translations
Anagrams
here - Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɦeː.rə/
- Hyphenation: he‧re
Noun
here m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)
- (archaic) inflected form of heer (lord)
Anagrams
here - Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈhɛrɛ]
- Hyphenation: he‧re
Noun
here (plural herék)
- (anatomy) testicle, testis (the male sex and endocrine gland)
- drone (a male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee)
- (derogatory) loafer, drone (someone who doesn't work; a lazy person, an idler)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | here | herék |
accusative | herét | heréket |
dative | herének | heréknek |
instrumental | herével | herékkel |
causal-final | heréért | herékért |
translative | herévé | herékké |
terminative | heréig | herékig |
essive-formal | hereként | herékként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | herében | herékben |
superessive | herén | heréken |
adessive | herénél | heréknél |
illative | herébe | herékbe |
sublative | herére | herékre |
allative | heréhez | herékhez |
elative | heréből | herékből |
delative | heréről | herékről |
ablative | herétől | heréktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | heréé | heréké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | herééi | herékéi |
Possessive forms of here | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | herém | heréim |
2nd person sing. | heréd | heréid |
3rd person sing. | heréje | heréi |
1st person plural | herénk | heréink |
2nd person plural | herétek | heréitek |
3rd person plural | heréjük | heréik |
Derived terms
- heréjű
- herél
Compound words
Noun
here (plural herék)
- (folksy) clover (a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | here | herék |
accusative | herét | heréket |
dative | herének | heréknek |
instrumental | herével | herékkel |
causal-final | heréért | herékért |
translative | herévé | herékké |
terminative | heréig | herékig |
essive-formal | hereként | herékként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | herében | herékben |
superessive | herén | heréken |
adessive | herénél | heréknél |
illative | herébe | herékbe |
sublative | herére | herékre |
allative | heréhez | herékhez |
elative | heréből | herékből |
delative | heréről | herékről |
ablative | herétől | heréktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | heréé | heréké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | herééi | herékéi |
Possessive forms of here | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | herém | heréim |
2nd person sing. | heréd | heréid |
3rd person sing. | heréje | heréi |
1st person plural | herénk | heréink |
2nd person plural | herétek | heréitek |
3rd person plural | heréjük | heréik |
Derived terms
Compound words
- eperhere
- farkashere
- tarlóhere
Expressions
- apró here
- arany here
- bíbor here
- egyvirágú here
- erdei here
- fehér here
- földbentermő here
- havasi here
- hólyagos here
- lándzsás here
- magyar here
- pusztai here
- réti here
- sávos here
- sudár here
- sziki here
- tavaszi here
here - Latin
Alternative forms
Adverb
here (not comparable)
Verb
hērē
- second-person singular present active imperative of hēreō
here - Middle Dutch
Noun
hêre m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- general:
- hereloos
- heren
- herenbroot
- herendienst
- herengelt
- herengoet
- herengroot
- herengulden
- herenhofstede
- herennoot
- herenpacht
- herenpont
- herenvede
- persons:
- ambachtshere
- baenritshere
- biechthere
- broothere
- capittelhere
- clochere
- cloosterhere
- coorhere
- craemhere
- doemhere
- dusenthere
- erfhere
- gronthere
- groothere
- hallehere
- halshere
- hovethere
- huushere
- jonchere
- kerchere
- laethere
- lanthere
- leenhere
- leitshere
- maenhere
- mijnhere
- oosthere
- opperhere
- orlogeshere
- overhere
- pachthere
- panthere
- parhere
- pijnhere
- provendehere
- raemhere
- raethere
- rijnhere
- scheideshere
- schermhere
- schiphere
- schoonhere
- schouthere
- smalhere
- swegerhere
- tiendehere
- tijnshere
- toverhere
- velthere
- verlaetshere
- vrihere
- vuurhere
- wijnhere
- withere
Descendants
Noun
hēre n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: heer
here - Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɛːr(ə)/
Noun
here
- a military force; a troop, host, or army
- a group of people; a team, band, throng, or mass
- any group or set of things or creatures
- fighting, battle; conflict between armed forces
- (rare) participation in the armed forces
Alternative forms
Related terms
Descendants
Determiner
here (nominative pronoun he)
- Third-person plural genitive determiner: their
Pronoun
here (nominative he)
Alternative forms
- her, heare, heir, er, ere, herre, hero, hir, hire, ire
- har, hare, ar, are, ȝare (Kentish)
- hur, hure, hura, huere, hurre (Southern, Southwest Midland)
- hor, hore, or, ore, hora, heor, heore, heora, heoræ, hoere, har, hare, ar, are, ȝare (West Midland)
- hor, hore, or, ore, hora, heor, heore, heora, heoræ, hoere (early)
Derived terms
Related terms
- he (“they”)
Descendants
Adjective
here
Alternative forms
Descendants
- English: here
Noun
here (plural heres or heren or here)
Alternative forms
Descendants
Noun
here (plural heren)
- Alternative form of herre (“lord”)
Noun
here (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hire (wages)
Noun
here (plural heres)
- Alternative form of hare (“hare”)
Determiner
here
- Alternative form of hire (“her”)
Pronoun
here
- Alternative form of hire (“hers”)
Determiner
here
- Alternative form of hire (“her”)
Adverb
here
- Alternative form of her (“here”)
Noun
here (plural heres)
- Alternative form of heir (“heir”)
Noun
here (plural heres)
- Alternative form of yeer (“year”)
Adjective
here
- comparative degree of he (“high”)
Verb
here
- Alternative form of heren (“to hear”)
Verb
here
- Alternative form of hiren (“to hire”)
here - Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈxe.re/, [ˈhe.re]
Noun
here m (nominative plural herġas)
Usage notes
- While here was mainly used for enemy armies, derived compounds such as landhere (“land army”) and sċiphere (“navy”) were still used of either side.
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | here | herġas |
accusative | here | herġas |
genitive | herġes | herġa |
dative | herġe | herġum |
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Descendants
here - Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈheːrə/
- Hyphenation: he‧re
Verb
here
Conjugation
Grúundfoarme | here | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | tou heren | ||||||
Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
iek | here | wie | here | iek | heerde | wie | heerden |
du | heerst | jie | here | du | heerdest | jie | heerden |
hie/ju/dät | heert | jo | here | hie/ju/dät | heerde | jo | heerden |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
herend | Singular | heer | häbe | heerd | |||
Plural | heret |
here - Yola
Adverb
here
- Alternative form of haar