here
(adjective) being here now; “is everyone here?”
here
(adverb) in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; “I work here”; “turn here”; “radio waves received here on Earth”
here, hither
(adverb) to this place (especially toward the speaker); “come here, please”
here
(adverb) in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; “what do we have here?”; “here I must disagree”
here
(adverb) at this time; now; “we’ll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon”
here
(noun) the present location; this place; “where do we go from here?”
Hera, Here
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
here (not comparable)
(location) In, on, or at this place.
Synonym: right here (emphatic)
(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.
here (uncountable)
(abstract) This place; this location.
(abstract) This time, the present situation.
here (not comparable)
Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
here
(slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
(Irish, British, slang) Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
• HREE, Rehe, Rhee, heer
Source: Wiktionary
Her, Here (, pron. pl. Etym: [OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen. pl. of he. See He.]
Definition: Of them; their. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. On here bare knees adown they fall. Chaucer.
Here, n.
Definition: Hair. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Here, pron.
1. See Her, their. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Her; hers. See Her. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Here, adv. Etym: [OE. her, AS. h; akin to OS. h, D. hier, OHG. hiar, G. hier, Icel. & Goth. h, Dan. her, Sw. här; fr. root of E. he. See He.]
1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to Ant: there. He is not here, for he is risen. Matt. xxviii. 6.
2. In the present life or state. Happy here, and more happy hereafter. Bacon.
3. To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither. Here comes Virgil. B. Jonson. Thou led'st me here. Byron.
4. At this point of time, or of an argument; now. The prisoner here made violent efforts to rise. Warren.
Note: Here, in the last sense, is sometimes used before a verb without subject; as, Here goes, for Now (something or somebody) goes;
– especially occurring thus in drinking healths. "Here's [a health] to thee, Dick." Cowley. Here and there, in one place and another; in a dispersed manner; irregularly. "Footsteps here and there." Longfellow.
– It is neither, here nor there, it is neither in this place nor in that, neither in one place nor in another; hence, it is to no purpose, irrelevant, nonsense. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
