here

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /hɪə/, SAMPA: /hI@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /hɪr/, SAMPA: /hIr/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Homophone: hear

Preposition

Preposition here

1. (in, at or to) this place

   Why are you looking over there for the book? It's right here.

   The woman here is my wife.

   Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

   Where do we go from here?

   Let's get out of here.

Antonyms

• there
• elsewhere

Related words

• everywhere
• now
• where
• here and now
• hereby
• hereafter
• hereabouts