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here [ heer ] CORE MEANING: an adverb used to refer to this place or this time
  How long have you been waiting here?
Winter is here. |
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1. in this place: in, at, or to the place where you are, or at a place near you
Have you been here before?
Come and sit here, beside me.
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2. at this point or stage: used to draw attention to a particular point or stage in a situation
I want to say here, before I go further, that only part of the credit should be mine.
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3. now: indicates a situation or event that is happening at the present time
The time for celebrations is here.
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4. indicates offer: indicates that somebody is offering something to somebody
Here are some general guidelines.
Here's my card.
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5. introduces something: used to introduce or draw attention to a topic
Now, here is a question for everybody.
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6. life on Earth: used to refer to people in general and their life on Earth
Where did we come from? Why are we here?
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| [ Old English hēr< Indo-European, "this"] |
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(the) here and now used to emphasize that you are talking about the present time
I'm entitled to an explanation, and I want one here and now.
He outlined all sorts of schemes, but hadn't much practical advice about the here and now.
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here and there in different places or at different points
She'd picked up some general knowledge here and there.
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here goes used to indicate that somebody is about to perform an action
This is my first move on the chessboard - here goes!
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here we go again used to indicate that an event or situation is, tiresomely or irritatingly, about to repeat itself
Here we go again - making a mountain out of a molehill.
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neither here nor there not relevant and therefore not important
Why she wants this is neither here nor there, but we have to decide how we're going to reply.
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here today (and) gone tomorrow short-lived
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