'ere

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ere"

English

Adverb

'ere (not comparable)

1. (British, slang and dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of here.
   • 1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXIX, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC, page 214:

     “’Ere y'are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. […] ”

Contraction

'ere

1. (British, slang and dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of there.
   • 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:

     ‘He’s a queer customer, the vun-eyed vun, sir,’ observed Mr. Weller, as he led the way. ‘He’s a-gammonin’ that ‘ere landlord, he is, sir, till he don’t rightly know wether he’s a-standing on the soles of his boots or the crown of his hat.’

Interjection

'ere

1. (British, slang) Contraction of look here, used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.

   ’Ere, why don't we get some cigarettes?

Anagrams

• -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree