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THE MEANING OF A WORD

here.

Meanings, usage and a little more understanding.

WordNet meanings

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  1. Adjective

    being here now

    is everyone here?
  2. Noun

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

    where do we go from here?
  3. Adverb

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

    I work here
    turn here
    radio waves received here on Earth
  4. Adverb

    in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail

    what do we have here?
    here I must disagree
  5. Adverb

    to this place (especially toward the speaker)

    come here, please
  6. Adverb

    at this time; now

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

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Wiktionary meanings

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  1. Adverbnot comparable

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

  2. Adverbabstractnot comparable

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    At this point or stage (in a process, argument, narration, etc.)

  3. Adverbabstractnot comparable

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    In this matter.

  4. Adverbnot comparableas complement of 'be'

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    Notionally at the speaker's location by virtue of happening now.

  5. Adverbabstractnot comparable

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    In this context.

  6. Adverbinformalnot comparable

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    After the name of a person perceived as located close to the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.

  7. Adverbdialectalinformalnot comparable

    In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

    After certain determiners, especially 'this' and 'these', used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also this here.

  8. Adverbnot comparable

    To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither.

  9. Adjectivenot comparable

    Alive

  10. Noununcountableusually

    This place; this location.

  11. Nounfigurativelyuncountableusually

    This place; this location.

    This point or stage in time, conceptualised as a location.

  12. Nounabstractuncountableusually

    This time, the present situation.

  13. Interjectionslang

    Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.

  14. InterjectionIrelandUKslang

    Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.

  15. Interjectioninformal

    Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way.

  16. Interjection

    Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present.

  17. Interjection

    Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker.

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