Definition of here

What does the word here mean?

• part of speech: adverb

  In this place; (answering roll-call) h.!, I am present; (calling attention to person\'s presence) my son h. will show you; (in drinking healths) here\'s (a health) to; in this life; at this point (in discourse &c.); in this matter; to this place; look h. (in this direction); I don\'t belong h. (to this place); h. & there, in various places; h., there, & everywhere, every where, all about; neither h. nor there, not to the point, of no importance; (colloq., to announce commencement of bold act) h. goes!; (n.) this place or point, as from, to, near, h.; hereabout (s), somewhere near h.; hereafter, in future, later on, in the world to come, (n.) the future, the world to come; hereat (archaic), at this; hereby, by this means, as a result; herein, in this (place, book, &c.); hereinafter, below (in document &c.); hereof (archaic) of this; hereto (archaic), to this matter; heretofore, formerly; hereunder, below (in book &c.); hereupon, after this, in consequence of this; herewith, with this (esp. of enclosure in letter &c.). [old English]