English Online Dictionary. What means here? What does here mean?
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪə̯(ɹ)/, /hɪː(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɪɚ̯/, /hɪɹ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /hɪː/, /hɪə̯/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /hiːɹ/
- (Wales) IPA(key): /hjɜː/
- (Maine) IPA(key): /ˈhi.ə/
- Homophones: hear, hir
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Adverb
here (not comparable)
- (location) In, on, or at this place.
- Synonym: (emphatic) right here
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Oh, yes. I am here! — Good. You are there.
- Oh, yes. I am here! — Good. You are there.
- (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
- (abstract) In this context.
- At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: ia
Translations
Noun
here (uncountable)
- (abstract) This place; this location.
- (abstract) This time, the present situation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Quotations
Translations
Adjective
here (not comparable)
- Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
- John here is a rascal.
- Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
- This here orange is too sour.
Interjection
here
- (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
- Here, now I'm giving it to you.
- (Ireland, Britain, 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.
Translations
See also
Anagrams
- HREE, Rehe, Rhee, heer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.rə/
- Rhymes: -eːrə
- Hyphenation: he‧re
Noun
here m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)
- Obsolete form of heer (“lord”).
- De here van Papendrecht eet gaarne deze spijze. ― The lord of Papendrecht gladly eats this meal.
- (archaic) inflected form of heer (lord)
- Deze spijze is voor den here van Papendrecht. ― This meal is for the lord of Papendrecht.
Usage notes
- This form both represents the formerly standard nominative of heer, as an oblique-case form of the same word.
- The nominative usage is completely obsolete as a common noun meaning "lord" (in a worldly, regular sense), but note Here, which is still in use as a proper noun.
Anagrams
- heer
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɛrɛ]
- Hyphenation: he‧re
- Rhymes: -rɛ
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *kojera (“male animal”). Cognates include Northern Mansi ха̄р (hār).
Noun
here (plural herék)
- (anatomy) testicle, testis (the male sex and endocrine gland)
- drone (a male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee)
- (derogatory) loafer, drone (someone who doesn't work; a lazy person, an idler)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened from lóhere (“clover”), from ló (“horse”) + here (“testicle”) (based on the shape of the leaves of this plant resembling horses’ sex glands), hence related to the above sense.
Noun
here (plural herék)
- (folksy) clover (a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- (testicle): here in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (drone): here in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (clover): here in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Latin
Etymology 1
From Pre-Latin/Proto-Italic *hezi, from Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰyési, locative form of *(dʰ)ǵʰyés (“yesterday”).
Alternative forms
- heri
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.re/, [ˈhɛrɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.re/, [ˈɛːre]
Adverb
here (not comparable)
- yesterday
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈheː.reː/, [ˈheːreː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.re/, [ˈɛːre]
Verb
hērē
- second-person singular present active imperative of hēreō
References
Further reading
- “here”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- here in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch hēro, hērro.
Noun
hêre m
- lord, high-ranked person
- God, the Lord
- ruler
- leader
- gentleman (respectful title for a male)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- general:
- persons:
Descendants
- Dutch: heer
- Afrikaans: heer
- Limburgish: hieër
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos.
Noun
hēre n
- army, band of troops
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: heer
Further reading
- “here (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “here (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “here (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “here (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army; commander”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛːr(ə)/
Noun
here
- a military force; a troop, host, or army
- a group of people; a team, band, throng, or mass
- any group or set of things or creatures
- fighting, battle; conflict between armed forces
- (rare) participation in the armed forces
Alternative forms
- her, heir, herre, ere, har, hare, hyre
- hære, heare, heore, hir, hire (early)
Related terms
- herberwe
Descendants
- Scots: here, heir, heyr
References
- “hēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English heora, hira, genitive of hīe (“they”).
Determiner
here (nominative pronoun he)
- Third-person plural genitive determiner: their
Pronoun
here (nominative he)
- Third-person plural possessive pronoun: theirs, of them
Alternative forms
- her, heare, heir, er, ere, herre, hero, hir, hire, ire
- har, hare, ar, are, ȝare (Kentish)
- hur, hure, hura, huere, hurre (Southern, Southwest Midland)
- hor, hore, or, ore, hora, heor, heore, heora, heoræ, hoere, har, hare, ar, are, ȝare (West Midland)
- hor, hore, or, ore, hora, heor, heore, heora, heoræ, hoere (early)
Derived terms
- heres
Related terms
- he (“they”)
Descendants
- English: her (obsolete)
- Yola: aar, 'ar
See also
References
- “hē̆r(e, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From Old English hēore, hȳre (“pleasant”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz (“familiar; mild”).
Adjective
here
- pleasant, gentle
- noble, excellent
Alternative forms
- her, hær, harey
Descendants
- English: here
References
- “hẹ̄r(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4
From Old English hǣre, hēre and Old French haire, itself from Germanic.
Noun
here (plural heres or heren or here)
- haircloth
Alternative forms
- her, heare, eare, hair, haire, haigre, hare, heir, heire, heiȝre, hayr, hayre, hayer, heyr, heyre
Descendants
- English: haire
- Scots: heir
References
- “hẹ̄r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 5
Noun
here (plural heren)
- Alternative form of herre (“lord”)
Etymology 6
Noun
here (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hire (wages)
Etymology 7
Noun
here (plural heres)
- Alternative form of hare (“hare”)
Etymology 8
Determiner
here
- Alternative form of hire (“her”, genitive)
Pronoun
here
- Alternative form of hire (“hers”)
Etymology 9
Determiner
here
- Alternative form of hire (“her”, object)
Etymology 10
Adverb
here
- Alternative form of her (“here”)
Etymology 11
Noun
here (plural heres)
- Alternative form of heir (“heir”)
Etymology 12
Noun
here (plural heres)
- Alternative form of yeer (“year”)
Etymology 13
Adjective
here
- comparative degree of he (“high”)
Etymology 14
Verb
here
- Alternative form of heren (“to hear”)
Etymology 15
Verb
here
- Alternative form of hiren (“to hire”)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxe.re/, [ˈhe.re]
Noun
here m (nominative plural herġas)
- army, military (especially of the enemy)
Usage notes
- While here was mainly used for enemy armies, derived compounds such as landhere (“land army”) and sċiphere (“navy”) were still used of either side.
Declension
Coordinate terms
- fierd
Derived terms
- heregrīma
- herehȳþ
- heretoga
- landhere
- rǣdehere
- sċiphere
- stælhere
Descendants
- Middle English: here
- Scots: here, heir, heyr
Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
- heere
Etymology
From Old Frisian hēra, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan. Cognates include West Frisian hearre and German horen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheːrə/
- Hyphenation: he‧re
Verb
here
- (transitive) to hear
- (intransitive) to obey
- (intransitive) to belong to
Conjugation
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “here”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Yola
Adverb
here
- Alternative form of haar
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith