here  (hîr)
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adv.1. At or in this place: Stop here for a rest. 2. At this time; now: We'll adjourn the meeting here and discuss remaining issues after lunch. 3. At or on this point, detail, or item: Here I must disagree. 4. In the present life or condition. 5. To this place; hither: Come here, please. adj.1. Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun this or these, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective this or these: This tire here is flat. 2. Nonstandard Used for emphasis between the demonstrative adjective this or these and a noun: This here tire is flat. interj. Used to respond to a roll call, attract attention, command an animal, or rebuke, admonish, or concur. n.1. This place: "It would be difficult from here, with the certainty of armed gunmen inside, to bring him out alive" (Howard Kaplan). 2. The present time or state: We are living in the here and can only speculate about the hereafter. Idioms: be out of here Slang To leave; depart. neither here nor there Unimportant and irrelevant.
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