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(location) In, on, or at this place. quotations examples
Dark house, by which once more I stand / Here in the long unlovely street,
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], canto VII
The Canadian visitor stated, “I’m not here to help you. I’m not here to do anything for you. I’m just here to get information.”
2008, Omar Khadr, Affidavit of Omar Ahmed Khadr
Oh, yes. I am here! — Good. You are there. Audio (US)(file)
2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
(location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither. quotations examples
He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.
1891, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper
(abstract) In this context. quotations examples
The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here, may be briefly defined:
1872 May, Edward Burnett Tylor, “Quetelet on the Science of Man”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 1
The briefest characterization is all that will be attempted here.
1904 January 15, William James, “The Chicago School”, in Psychological Bulletin, 1.1, pages 1-5
At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work. quotations examples
Here, perhaps I ought to stop.
1796, George Washington, Washington's Farewell Address
“And drove away—away.” Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.
1922, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, published 1925
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(abstract) This place; this location. examples
(abstract) This time, the present situation. examples
Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis. examples
Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis. examples
(slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
(Ireland, Britain, slang) Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.