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A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled h-yer and heah

US /ˈhɪɚ̯/ UK /ˈhɪə̯/ See IPA manual

Homophones

hear /ˈhɪɚ/

Freq #37

Meanings

1

adv
In or at this place, where the speaker is.

You wait here while I fetch my coat.
2

adv
To this place, especially towards the speaker.

Please come here.
3

adv
At this point in a situation or discussion.

What do we have here?
4

noun
This place or location.

Here is where I met my wife twelve years ago.
5

intj
Said when offering or handing something to someone.

Here, I'm giving it to you now.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in or at this place, where... right here

2 adv · to this place, especially... hither

Word family

Derived forms come-herehere-scripthere-texthereabouthereabovehereafterhereagainsthereamong hereathereawayherebyherefor

Related forms hencehere-hereabouts hither there

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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look here
used to insist that someone attend to what you are about to say

Verb + adverb

Idioms (2)

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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”).

her Middle English hēr Old English *hēr Proto-West Germanic *hē₂r Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adv, noun, intj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɪɚ̯/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɪə̯/
**Frequency rank:** 37

## Meanings
1. In or at this place, where the speaker is.
2. To this place, especially towards the speaker.
3. At this point in a situation or discussion.
4. This place or location.
5. Said when offering or handing something to someone.

## Examples
- You wait here while I fetch my coat.
- Please come here.
- What do we have here?
- Here is where I met my wife twelve years ago.
- Here, I'm giving it to you now.

## Derived Forms
- come-here
- here-script
- here-text
- hereabout
- hereabove
- hereafter
- hereagainst
- hereamong
- hereat
- hereaway
- hereby
- herefor

## Related Forms
- hence
- here-
- hereabouts
- hither
- there

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: her
- Root: hēr
- Root: *hēr
- Root: *hē₂r

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Here comes 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. 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”). In current use, the main senses are “In or at this place, where the speaker is” and “To this place, especially towards the speaker”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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