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here's

UK/hɪə(ɹ)z//hɪɹz/

here's is the contraction of here.

Meaning of 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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.

See all 17 meanings of here

Words formed from here's

Phrases with here's

Words that rhyme with here's

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Questions about here's

What is here's the contraction of?
Here's is the contraction of here.
How do you pronounce here's?
Here's is pronounced /hɪɹz/ (US).

Words near here's in the dictionary

  1. here you are
  2. here you go
  3. here'd
  4. here'll
  5. here're
  6. here's
  7. here's a quarter, call somebody who cares
  8. here's a quarter, call someone who cares
  9. here's hoping
  10. here's looking at you
  11. here's luck

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