here
exclamation/hɪə(r)/
/hɪr/
- (British English) used to attract somebody’s attention
- Here, where are you going with that ladder?
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- used when offering something to somebody
- Here, let me carry that for you.
- Here, have another piece of cake.
Homophones hear | herehear here/hɪə(r)//hɪr/- hear verb
- I can't hear you—the signal is very bad.
- here adverb
- We don't need to move—we can see it all from here!
- here exclamation
- Here, let me give you a hand with that.
Word OriginOld English hēr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German hier, also to he.
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