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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

here

/ˈhɪɚ̯/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.97 in modern English

Syllables
here
IPA
/ˈhɪɚ̯/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

adv

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

adv

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

adv

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

adv

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

adv

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

Informal

adv

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

Informal

adv

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɪɚ̯/
  • British English: /ˈhɪə̯/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

heres (plural)

Derived Forms

hereabout hereabove hereafter hereagainst hereamong hereat hereaway hereby herefor herefore herefrom heregeld

Phrases

abandon hope, all ye who enter here all hope abandon ye who enter here be here for come-here come here to me does anyone here speak English do you come here often fancy seeing you here

Frequently Paired Words

hence here- hereabouts hither there

Synonyms

right here hither

Homonyms

hear hir hair hare (both cheer–chair merger)

Rhymes With

we're hear ear tier weir seer sight-seer overhear keir puppeteer bier buccaneer

Questions

How do you pronounce here?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪɚ̯/.
What does here mean?
In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
Where does here come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce here

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