here

ˈhɪə̯

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#1·5h ago

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

You wait here while I fetch my coat.

Origin: From , from , from , from , from , from , from *ḱe + *ís. Cognate with , , , , , , , , , . Also related to the English pronoun he, and the words hither and hence. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·5h ago

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

Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.

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#3·5h ago

This place; this location.

Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

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