What does “here” mean?
- 1
adverbin, at or to this place
Come here and look at this.
- 2
adverbused when giving or showing something to someone
Here is the report you asked for.
Here at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /hɪr/ · HEER
How to use “here” correctly
Don’t put “to” before “here”: say “Come here”, not “Come to here”.
Common phrases with “here”
- over here
- here you are
- around here
- here and there
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
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Learn these words next
- away adverbA1to or at a distance from a place or person
- back adverbA1to the place or state you were in before
- down adverbA1toward or in a lower place
- far adverbA1at or to a great distance
- outside adverbA1not in a building, or in the open air
- there adverbA1in, at, or to that place
- up adverbA1toward a higher place or position
- where adverbA1used to ask about a place or position