Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - here

~1 adv 1 in this place  (Is George here? | Kabul is four hundred miles west of here. | I knew there would be no one here in this room. | Shall we eat here? | here and now (=used to emphasize what you are saying))  (I'll tell you here and now that I am not going to resign. | on here/out here/down here/over here etc)  (It's very cold out here. | We're over here!)  (- compare there2 (1)) 2 happening now  (I'll be glad when the summer vacation is here.) 3 at this point in a discussion  (There are many reasons for this decline, which we cannot discuss here.) 4 here's/here is/here are/here comes etc used when introducing something or someone, or showing them to someone  (Here comes Michael now. | Here's the shop I was telling you about.) 5 here/here is/here's/here we are etc used when you have just found something that you have been looking for  (Ah, here we are, here's my address book.) 6 here's/here/here you are etc used when you are giving something to someone  (Here's some money for you. | Here are your keys back.) 7 neither here nor there not important  (The hospital needs this machine. The fact that it costs a lot of money is neither here nor there.) 8 here and there scattered around in several different places  (Windows were shattered and there was minor damage to buildings here and there.) 9 here, there, and everywhere informal in many different places  (We've been looking for you here, there, and everywhere.) 10 here goes! used when you are going to try to do something difficult  (I've never ridden a motorbike before, so here goes!) 11 here we go (again) informal used when something unpleasant is beginning to happen again  (Janet stormed off in a temper. "Here we go again," Matt thought.) 12 Here's to used when you are going to drink something to wish someone good luck, show your respect for them etc  (Here's to the happy couple. | Here's to your new job.) 13 here to stay if something is here to stay, it has become a part of life and will continue to be so 14 a) used when you are giving or offering something to someone  (Here, have my chair. I don't mind standing.) b) BrE used to get someone's attention or to show that you are annoyed  (Here! Just what do you think you're doing?) 15 here is a) used when you are giving something to someone  (Here's some money. Have a good time.) b) used to say that someone or something is arriving  (Ah, look - here's the mailman. | here it is/they are)  (Here they are, late as usual.) c) used to tell someone that you have found something, or to say where something is  (Oh, here's the knife, it was under these dishes. | here it is/they are)  (Here she is, hiding behind the curtains.) 16 here you are/here you go used when you are giving something to someone  (Here you are John, have some cake.) 17 here we go used when you are starting to do something or when something is starting to happen  (Right, here we go, the game's starting.) 18 here goes used when you are going to try something and you do not know what will happen  (O.K. Here goes. Stand back everyone.) 19 here comes used when you can see something or someone arriving  (Quick, here comes the bus. Have you got the right money?) ~2 interjection 1 used when you are giving or offering something to someone  (Here, have my chair. I don't mind standing.) 2 BrE used to attract someone's attention or to express annoyance  (Here! Just what do you think you're doing?)