Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, 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.

    Hier

    the present location; this place; location, proximal pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, proximal

  2. This place; this location.

    (figuratively, uncountable, 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.

  3. (abstract, uncountable, usually)This time, the present situation.

Examples

33393 sentences
  1. How long will you stay here?

    Як довго ти тут будеш? — deniko

    ruКак долго ты будешь здесь? — afyodor

    deWie lange werdet ihr hierbleiben? — MUIRIEL

  2. What have you come here for?

    Навіщо ти сюди прийшов? — deniko

    ruЗачем ты сюда пришёл? — Hellerick

    deWarum bist du hierher gekommen? — xtofu80

  3. Are you going to sing here?

    Ти тут співатимеш? — deniko

    ruТы собираешься здесь петь? — paul_lingvo

    deHast du vor hier zu singen? — lilygilder

  4. Wait here till I come back.

    Дочекайся мене. — aandrusiak

    ruЖди здесь, пока я не вернусь. — soweli_Elepanto

    deWarte hier, bis ich zurückkomme. — Espi

  5. We arrived here in the evening.

    Ми приїхали сюди ввечері. — lingvokrolik

    ruМы приехали сюда вечером. — marafon

    deWir sind hier abends angekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
this place:

Origin

From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís.

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Forms

plural: heres
Singularhere

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealousy of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno:Hera

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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