here
here
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hir
/hÉĒə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "here"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āχ

at a specific, immediate location
here definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She left her bag here yesterday.
āϏ⧇ āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

toward the speaker or a specific spot
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Bring the folder over here, please.
āĻĢā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāύ⧁āύ, āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āχ

used to direct attention to a specific spot, often with a physical gesture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crack in the screen is here, see it?
āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϛ⧋?
02

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–

used to announce someone's or something's arrival
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Here she is, the guest of honor!
āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ!
03

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āύāĻŋāύ

used to present or hand over something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Here's a tip: always check the expiration date.
āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻĒ: āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
04

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇

in this specific case, matter, or context
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
What we have here is a classic misunderstanding.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϝāĻž āφāϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻŦ⧁āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
05

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇

at this particular moment in a process, event, or discussion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Here we decide to stay or go.
āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāχāĨ¤
06

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āύāĻžāĻ“

used to add urgency or force to a statement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hey, I 'm trying to concentrate here!
āφāϰ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋ!
07

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used to reference life, the world, or the present state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We 're all just passing through here.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇.
01

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ

being the one immediately present or referred to, used for emphasis
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you hand me that here wrench on the bench?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻžā§āĻšā§‡ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āϰ⧇āĻžā§āϚāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
01

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

the current location or position of the speaker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She prefers here to anywhere else.
āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžāĻ“ āύāĻž āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ

the current stage or moment in a sequence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I've explained the basics, you take it from here.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
03

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ

existence in the current physical or temporal state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He believes happiness in the here is just as important as salvation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ– āϤāϤāϟāĻžāχ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϝāϤāϟāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
01

āύāĻžāĻ“, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used to make someone notice or focus on the speaker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Here, take this umbrella; it's raining outside.
āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻ›āĻžāϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻ“; āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻāĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϏ⧋!, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇!

used to tell a person or pet to come closer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Here, boy! Time for your walk!
āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āϛ⧇āϞ⧇! āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇!
03

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇!, āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ!

used as a response to confirm attendance when one's name is called
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Say " Here! " when your name is called.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ "āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇" āĻŦāϞ⧁āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ