Definition/Meaning of here

• English - Adverb: here (not comparable) (not comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there . Here I stand. Kilroy was here . (abstract, not comparable) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there .: At this point or stage (in a process, argument , narration , etc.) Here endeth the lesson. I've had enough of peeling…
• English - Adjective: here (not comparable) (not comparable) Alive I'm not dead yet! I'm still here !
• English - Noun: here (usually uncountable, plural heres) (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 anyw here he called home in the time he presently re-lives. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) This place ; this location .: This point or stage in time, conceptualised as a location . I'd like to continue my…
• English - Interjection: here (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener. Here , now I'm giving it to you. (Ireland, UK, 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. (informal) Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way. Here ! You! Stop doing that! Said in response to one's name being called during…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English her , from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier , West Frisian hjir , Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här , Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér . Also related to the…