here

Definição

In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

Etimologia

From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).

Frases de exemplo

• "You wait here while I fetch my coat."
• "Ms. Doe is not here at the moment."
• "It says here that he died in 1970."