1
the present location; this place
"where do we go from here?"
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
3
This place; this location.
1
being here now
"is everyone here?"
2
Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
1
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
"I work here"
"turn here"
"radio waves received here on Earth"
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"
4
at this time; now
"we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"
5
In, on, or at this place.
1
Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
Example Sentences
"where do we go from here?"
noun
"is everyone here?"
adjective
"I work here"
adverb
"turn here"
adverb
"radio waves received here on Earth"
adverb
"what do we have here?"
adverb
"here I must disagree"
adverb
"come here, please"
adverb
"we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"
adverb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Origin
The word "here" comes from Old English, where it meant "at this place." Its roots trace back through Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic to the Proto-Indo-European language.