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What does “here” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“here” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the present location; this place.

here

noun

  1. the present location; this place

    “where do we go from here?”

    Oppositesthere

  2. queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno

    SynonymsHera

adjective

  1. being here now

    “is everyone here?”

adverb

  1. in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

    “I work here”

    “turn here”

    Oppositesthere

  2. in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail

    “what do we have here?”

    “here I must disagree”

  3. to this place (especially toward the speaker)

    “come here, please”

    Synonymshither
    Oppositesthere

  4. at this time; now

    “we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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