| here | |
| 1. adv. (location) In, on, or at this place. | |
| 2. adv. (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither. | |
| Please come here. | |
| 3. adv. (abstract) In this context. | |
| Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve. | |
| 4. adv. At this point in the argument or narration. | |
| Here endeth the lesson. | |
| 5. n. (abstract) This place; this location. | |
| An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives. | |
| 6. adj. Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis. | |
| John here is a rascal. | |
| 7. adj. Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis. | |
| This here orange is too sour. | |
| 8. interj. (slang) (non-gloss, Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.) | |
| Here, now I'm giving it to you. | |
| 9. interj. (UK, slang) Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want. | |
| Here, I'm tired and I want a drink. | |
