Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

here we are

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.81 in modern English

Syllables
here we are
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Indicates ambivalence or resignation about the present circumstances; dismisses the previous observations as irrelevant.

Example Sentences

  • "And I don’t have a nose, and yet here we are."

Etymology

From here + we (“the speaker and the person being addressed”) + are.

Phrases

water under the bridge what's done is done

Frequently Paired Words

water under the bridge what's done is done

Questions

What does here we are mean?
Indicates ambivalence or resignation about the present circumstances; dismisses the previous observations as irrelevant.
Where does here we are come from?
From here + we (“the speaker and the person being addressed”) + are.

How to pronounce here we are

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