here

Adverb

here (not comparable)

1. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
   • You wait here while I fetch my coat.
   • Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.

   Synonyms:

   right here

   1. (abstract) At this point or stage (in a process, argument, narration, etc.)
      • I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.
      • Here endeth the lesson.
   2. (abstract) In this matter.
      • You say that all men are born equal, but here I must disagree with you.
   3. Notionally at the speaker's location by virtue of happening now.
      • Flu season is here.
      • Christmas will soon be here.
   4. (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.
      • The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here, may be briefly defined:1872 May, Edward Burnett Tylor, “Quetelet on the Science of Man”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 1
   5. (informal) After the name of a person perceived as located close to the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.
      • Jim here has been with the company for twenty years.
   6. (dialectal, informal) After certain determiners, especially 'this' and 'these', used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also this here.
      • This here orange is too sour.
      • Both 'ere buckets 'ave 'oles in 'em.
2. To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither.
   • Please come here.
   • He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.1891, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper

Adjective

here (not comparable)

1. Alive
   • I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!

Noun

here (usually uncountable, plural heres)

1. (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 anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
   1. (figuratively, usually) This point or stage in time, conceptualised as a location.
      • I'd like to continue my story, but here is where I must stop.
      • I've done as much as I can; you'll have to take it from here.
2. (abstract, usually) This time, the present situation.

Interjection

1. (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
   • Here, now I'm giving it to you.
2. (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.
3. (informal) Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way.
   • Here! You! Stop doing that!
4. Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present.
   • Smith ... Here! ... Jones ... Here! ... Walters ... ... Anyone seen Walters?
5. Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker.
   • "Fido! Here!" — "Woof! Woof!"