Définition anglaise de “here”

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Définition de "here" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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hereadverb

uk ​ /hɪər/ us ​ /hɪr/

A1 in, at, or to this place:

I've lived here for about two years.
I like it here.
London is only 50 miles from here.
Come here - I've got something to show you.
How long are you over here (= in this country)?

A2 used at the beginning of a statement to introduce someone or something:

Here's Fiona - let me introduce you to her.
Here's the book I said I'd lend you.

A2 used to show that someone has arrived or that something has started:

Here they are! We thought you'd never come!
Here we are (= we have arrived) - I said it wouldn't take more than half an hour by car.
Now that Christmas is here (= has begun), I might as well give up my diet.

A1 used to say that someone or something that is near you:

I don't know anything about this, but I'm sure my colleague here can help you.
It says here (= in this piece of writing) that she was born in 1943.

B2 now:

Shall we break here and have a coffee?
Where do we go/Where do we take it from here? (= What should we do next?)
here (you are/go)

A2 used when giving something to someone:

"Could you pass the sugar, please?" "Here you are."
Here, try some of this - it's delicious!

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Grammar

Here and thereHere and there are adverbs. …
Here and there: meaningsWhen we use here, it typically refers to the place where the speaker is, and we see the position of people and things from the speaker’s point of view: …
Here and there with this, that, these, those (demonstratives)We often use here with nouns that have this or these before them, and there with nouns that have that or those before them: …
Here and there after prepositionsWe can use here and there after prepositions: …
Here and there in front positionWe can use here and there in front position, with the subject and verb inverted. The most common expressions of this type are here is x, here comes x, there is x, there goes x: …
Here you are, there you areWe can use here you are and there you are (or, in informal situations, here you go and there you go) when giving something to someone. Here and there have the same meaning in this use: …
Here it is!There he is!We often use here + subject pronoun + be and there + subject pronoun + be at the moment of finding or meeting someone or something we have been looking for or waiting for: …
Here I am!People often say that they have arrived or that someone else has arrived using here + subject pronoun + be: …
Here: on the telephonePeople often use here to identify themselves on the telephone or in voicemail messages: …
Hello there!We often use there in informal situations after hello and hi: …

Idiom(s)

the here and now
here and there
here goes!
here today, gone tomorrow
here we go
here we go (again)
here's to ...

(Definition of “here” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Définition de "here" - Dictionnaire Anglais Américain

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hereadverb [ not gradable ]

us ​ /hɪər/

› in, at, or to this place:

I’ve lived here in Atlanta all my life.
Please step over here for a minute.
It hurts here, just above my ankle.

› Here can be used at the beginning of a statement to call attention to someone or something:

Here’s the money I owe you.
Here she is now.

Idiom(s)

(right) here and now
here and there
here goes
here to stay
here you go
here’s to someone/something
the here and now

(Definition of “here” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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