hɪə adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in or at or to
this place or
position (put it here;
has lived here
for many years; comes here
every day). 2 indicating a person's
presence or a
thing offered (here is
your coat; my
son here will
show you). 3 at this
point in
the argument,
situation, etc. (here I
have a question). --n. this place (get
out of here;
lives near here;
fill it up to here). --int. 1
calling attention:
short for
come here,
look here, etc. (here,
where are
you going with that?). 2 indicating one's presence in a roll-call: short for I am here. øhere
and now at this
very moment;
immediately. here and
there in
various places. here goes! colloq. an
expression indicating the
start of a
bold act. here's to I
drink to the
health of. here we are colloq.
said on
arrival at one's
destination. here we go
again colloq. the
same, usu.
undesirable, events are recurring. here you are said on handing
something to
somebody.
neither here
nor there of no
importance or relevance. [OE
her f. Gmc:
cf. HE]
