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here

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??(?)/, /h??(?)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /h??/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /hi??/
  • (Wales) IPA(key): /hj??/
  • (Maine) IPA(key): /?hi.?/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)
  • Homophones: hear, hir

Etymology

From Middle English her, from Old English h?r (at this place), from Proto-West Germanic *h?r, from Proto-Germanic *h??r, from *hiz +? *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *?e + *ís.

Adverb

here (not comparable)

  1. (location) In, on, or at this place.
    Synonym: (emphatic) right here
    • 1849, Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A. H. H., VII,
      Dark house, by which once more I stand / Here in the long unlovely street,
    • 2008, Omar Khadr, Affidavit of Omar Ahmed Khadr,
      The Canadian visitor stated, “I’m not here to help you. I’m not here to do anything for you. I’m just here to get information.”
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      Oh, yes. I am here! — Good. You are there.
  2. (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
    • 1891, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper,
      He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.
  3. (abstract) In this context.
    • 1872 May, Edward Burnett Tylor, Quetelet on the Science of Man, published in Popular Science Monthly, Volume 1,
      The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here, may be briefly defined:
    • 1904 January 15, William James, The Chicago School, published in Psychological Bulletin, 1.1, pages 1-5,
      The briefest characterization is all that will be attempted here.
  4. At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
    • 1796, George Washington, Washington's Farewell Address,
      Here, perhaps I ought to stop.

Derived terms

Translations

See here/translations § Adverb.

Noun

here (uncountable)

  1. (abstract) This place; this location.
  2. (abstract) This time, the present situation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Quotations

Translations

See here/translations § Noun.

Adjective

here (not comparable)

  1. Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
    John here is a rascal.
  2. Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
    This here orange is too sour.

Interjection

here

  1. (slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
    Here, now I'm giving it to you.
  2. (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 here/translations § Adjective.

See also

  • hence
  • here-
  • hereabouts
  • hither
  • there

Anagrams

  • HREE, Rehe, Rhee, heer

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Here

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?.r?/
  • Rhymes: -e?r?
  • Hyphenation: he?re

Noun

here m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)

  1. (archaic) inflected form of heer (lord)

Anagrams

  • heer

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?h?r?]
  • Hyphenation: he?re
  • Rhymes: -r?

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *kojera (male animal). Cognates include Mansi ??r (??r).

Noun

here (plural herék)

  1. (anatomy) testicle, testis (the male sex and endocrine gland)
  2. drone (a male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee)
  3. (derogatory) loafer, drone (someone who doesn't work; a lazy person, an idler)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Shortened from lóhere (clover), from (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)

  1. (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 értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
  • (drone): here in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
  • (clover): here in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Latin

Etymology 1

Proto-Indo-European *d???yes- (yesterday)

Alternative forms

  • heri

Adverb

here (not comparable)

  1. yesterday

Etymology 2

Verb

h?r?

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of h?re?

References

  • 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 h?ro, h?rro.

Noun

hêre m

  1. lord, high-ranked person
  2. God, the Lord
  3. ruler
  4. leader
  5. gentleman (respectful title for a male)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: heer
    • Afrikaans: heer
  • Limburgish: hieër

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz.

Noun

h?re n

  1. 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): /?h??r(?)/

Noun

here

  1. a military force; a troop, host, or army
  2. a group of people; a team, band, throng, or mass
  3. any group or set of things or creatures
  4. fighting, battle; conflict between armed forces
  5. (rare) participation in the armed forces
Alternative forms
  • her, heir, herre, ere, har, hare
  • hære, heare, heore, hir, hire (early)
Descendants
  • English: here
  • Scots: here, heir, heyr

References

  • “h?re, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English heora, hira, genitive of h?e (they).

Determiner

here

  1. their
Alternative forms
  • her, heare, heir, er, ere, herre, hero, hir, hire, ire
  • har, hare, ar, are, ?are (Kentish)
  • hur, hure, hura, huere, hurre (Southern, Southwest Midland)
  • hor, hore, or, ore, hora, heor, heore, heora, heoræ, hoere, har, hare, ar, are, ?are (West Midland)
  • hor, hore, or, ore, hora, heor, heore, heora, heoræ, hoere (early)
Related terms
  • he (they)
Derived terms
  • heres
Descendants
  • English: her (obsolete)
  • Yola: aar
See also
References
  • “h??r(e, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

From Old English h?ore, h?re (pleasant), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz (familiar; mild).

Adjective

here

  1. pleasant, gentle
  2. noble, excellent
Alternative forms
  • her, hær, harey
Descendants
  • English: here

References

  • “h??r(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 4

From Old English h?re, h?re and Old French haire, itself from Germanic.

Noun

here (plural heres or heren or here)

  1. haircloth
Alternative forms
  • her, heare, eare, hair, haire, haigre, hare, heir, heire, hei?re, hayr, hayre, hayer, heyr, heyre
Descendants
  • English: haire
  • Scots: heir

References

  • “h??r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 5

Noun

here (plural heren)

  1. Alternative form of herre (lord)

Etymology 6

Noun

here (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of hire (wages)

Etymology 7

Noun

here (plural heres)

  1. Alternative form of hare (hare)

Etymology 8

Determiner

here

  1. Alternative form of hire (her)

Pronoun

here

  1. Alternative form of hire (hers)

Etymology 9

Adverb

here

  1. Alternative form of her (here)

Etymology 10

Noun

here (plural heres)

  1. Alternative form of heir (heir)

Etymology 11

Noun

here (plural heres)

  1. Alternative form of yeer (year)

Etymology 12

Adjective

here

  1. comparative degree of he (high)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?xe.re/, [?he.re]

Noun

here m (nominative plural her?as)

  1. an army (especially of the enemy)

Declension

Derived terms

  • heregr?ma
  • heretoga
  • stælhere (marauding band or army)

Coordinate terms

  • fierd

Descendants

  • Middle English: here
    • English: here
    • Scots: here, heir, heyr

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jes

English

Adverb

jes (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of just, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Anagrams

  • JSE

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • jet, mbes, mbet

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *etja, a denominative of jetë.

Verb

jes (first-person singular past tense jeta, participle jetë)

  1. I remain
  2. I exist
Related terms
  • jetë

References


Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jes/
  • Hyphenation: jes
  • Audio:

Adverb

jes

  1. yes
    Antonym: ne

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ido: yes

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • jess

Etymology

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?jes/, [?je?s?]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: jes

Interjection

jes!

  1. (colloquial) yes! (used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)

Kom (Cameroon)

Verb

jes

  1. to decay
  2. to degrade, to wear out

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From English yes.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /jês(?)/

Interjection

j?s (Cyrillic spelling ????)

  1. yes!, yeah! (used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement)

Etymology 2

Shortened from various inflected forms of b?ti (to be).

Verb

jes (Cyrillic spelling ???)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of jest or jeste, often sarcastically as part of the phrase ma jes
    • 1851, D. Ignacio Gjorgji, “Uzdisanje ?etvàrto” in Uzdasi mandaljene pokornice u Spili od Marsilje, page 50:
      Sad ti osudi sudom pravim,
      Ako istine jes što u tebi;
      Je li razlog, da ja ostavim
      Za tvé slave slavu od nebi:
      I za siene pustim tvoje,
      Što je istino, što vie?no je?
      Now judge with true judgement,
      If there is anything of the truth in you;
      Is it reason, that I leave behind
      Glory from heaven for the sake of your glories:
      And for your shadows let go of
      What is true, what is eternal?
    • 2004, Faruk Šehi?, Pod pritiskom: pri?e, page 21:
      ? Pa jel pretr?o?
      ? Jes.
      ?Well, did he run past?
      ?He did.
  2. (colloquial) Alternative form of jesi
    • 1848, anonymous (folk song), “Djevojka sama sebe opisuje” in Narodne pjesme, page 325:
      Jesi l’ iš’o u ?aršiju?
      Jes’ video list artije?
      Onako je lice moje.
      Have you been to town?
      Have you seen a sheet of paper?
      That’s what my face is like.
    • 2005, Književna revija, Volume 45, page 137:
      KARLO (sa smijehom): Mogao bi inspektor da objavi ovo što smo pri?ali u lokalnim novinama pa da sutra demantira.
      STAJKI: Šta da objavi? Jes ti normalan?
      KARLO (laughing): Maybe the inspector could announce what we’ve been talking about in the local newspapers so that he could deny it tomorrow.
      STAJKI: Announce what? Are you sane?

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