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See also: Here, hère, and herë

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English here, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“this”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with the English pronoun he, German hier, Dutch hier, her, Icelandic hér, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Faroese, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norwegian, Danish her, Swedish här.

Adverb

here (not comparable)

  1. (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.
  2. (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
    Please come here.
  3. (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.
  4. At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
    Here endeth the lesson.

Derived terms

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Noun

here (uncountable)

  1. (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.
  2. (abstract) This time, the present situation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Adjective

here (comparative more here, superlative most here)

  1. Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
    John here is a rascal.
  2. Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
    This here orange is too sour.

Interjection

here

  1. (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
    Here, now I'm giving it to you.
  2. (Ireland, British, 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.

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See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːrə
  • Hyphenation: he‧re

Noun

here m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)

  1. (archaic) inflected form of heer (lord)

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: he‧re

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *kojera (“male animal”).[1][2][3] Cognates include Mansi.

Noun

here (plural herék)

  1. (anatomy) testicle, testis (the male sex and endocrine gland)
  2. drone (a male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee)
  3. (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

Etymology 2

Shortened from lóhere (“clover”).[3]

Noun

here (plural herék)

  1. clover
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

References

  1. ^ Entry #333 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ here in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) hērē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of hēreō

References

  • “here”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “here”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “here”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hēro, hērro.

Noun

hêre m

  1. lord, high-ranked person
  2. God, the Lord
    • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
      Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.
      The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.
  3. ruler
  4. leader
  5. gentleman (respectful title for a male)
Inflection

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Descendants
  • Dutch: heer
  • Limburgish: hieër

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz.

Noun

hēre n

  1. army, band of troops
Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English here, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army; commander”).

Pronunciation

Noun

here

  2. a military force; a troop, host, or army
  3. a group of people; a team, band, throng, or mass
  4. any group or set of things or creatures
  5. fighting, battle; conflict between armed forces
  6. (rare) participation in the armed forces
Alternative forms
Descendants

References

Etymology 2

From Old English heora, hira, genitive of hīe (“they”).

Determiner

here

  1. their
Alternative forms
Related terms
  • he (“they”)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: her (obsolete)

References

Etymology 3

From Old English hēore, hȳre (“pleasant”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz (“familiar; mild”).

Adjective

here

  1. pleasant, gentle
  2. noble, excellent
Alternative forms
Descendants

References

Etymology 4

From Old English hǣre, hēre and Old French haire, itself from Germanic.

Noun

here (plural heres or heren or here)

  1. haircloth
Alternative forms
Descendants

References

Etymology 5

Noun

here (plural heren)

  1. Alternative form of herre (“lord”)

Etymology 6

Noun

here (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of hire (“wages”)

Etymology 7

Noun

here (plural heres)

  1. Alternative form of hare (“hare”)

Etymology 8

Determiner

here

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

here

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Etymology 9

Adverb

here

  1. Alternative form of her (“here”)

Etymology 10

Noun

here (plural heres)

  1. Alternative form of heir (“heir”)

Etymology 11

Noun

here (plural heres)

  1. Alternative form of yeer (“year”)

Etymology 12

Adjective

here

  1. comparative degree of he (“high”)

Old English

Etymology

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From West Germanic *hari (oblique stem *harj-), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-. Cognate with Old Saxon heri (Dutch heer), Old High German heri (German Heer), Old Norse herr (Swedish här), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis). The Proto-Indo-European root also gave Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos), Middle Irish cuire, Lithuanian kãras, Latvian karš.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.re/, [ˈhe.re]

Noun

here m

  1. an army (especially of the enemy)
    Sēo fierd þone here ġeflīemde. ― The [English] army put the [Danish] army to flight. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)

Declension

Declension of here
Case Singular Plural
nominative here herġas
accusative here herġas
genitive herġes herġa
dative herġe herġum

Derived terms

Coordinate terms

Descendants

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