here's to
adverb
1.
in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there ): Put the pen here.
2.
to or toward this place; hither: Come here.
3.
at this point; at this juncture: Here the speaker paused.
4.
(used to call attention to some person or thing present, or to what the speaker has, offers, brings, or discovers): Here is your paycheck. My friend here knows the circumstances.
5.
present (used to answer a roll call).
noun
8.
this place: It's only a short distance from here.
9.
this world; this life; the present: The here and the hereafter are equal mysteries to all people.
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adjective
10.
(used for emphasis, especially after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): this package here.
interjection
Idioms 11.
(often used to command attention, give comfort, etc.) now; all right: Here, let me try it. Here, don't cry.
12.
here and now, at the present moment; without delay; immediately: We must tend to the matter here and now.
13.
here and now, the immediate present (usually preceded by the ): You can't live only in the here and now.
14.
here and there,
a.
in this place and in that; at various times or places: He worked here and there, never for long in one town.
b.
hither and thither: We drove here and there in the darkness, hoping to find the right roads.
15.
here goes, (used to express resolution in beginning a bold or unpleasant action): You've dared me to dive from the highest board, so here goes!
16.
here's to, hail to; salutations to: Here's to a long and happy life! Here's to you!
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Hera or Here (ˈhɪərə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Greek myth Roman counterpart: Juno the queen of the Olympian gods and sister and wife of Zeus | |
| Here or Here | |
| —n | |
| here (hɪə) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | in, at, or to this place, point, case, or respect: we come here every summer; here, the policemen do not usually carry guns; here comes Roy |
| 2. | here and there at several places in or throughout an area |
| 3. | here goes an exclamation indicating that the speaker is about to perform an action |
| 4. | here's to a formula used in proposing a toast to someone or something |
| 5. | here today, gone tomorrow short-lived; transitory |
| 6. | here we go again an event or process is about to repeat itself |
| 7. | neither here nor there of no relevance or importance |
| 8. | this here See this |
| —n | |
| 9. | this place: they leave here tonight |
| 10. | here and now, the here and now the present time |
| [Old English hēr; related to Old Norse hēr, Old High German hiar, Old Saxon hīr] | |
| Here (ˈjɪrə) | |
| —interj | |
| (South African) an exclamation of surprise or dismay | |
| [Afrikaans: Lord] | |
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Word Origin & History
here
O.E. her "in this place, where one puts himself," from P.Gmc. pronomial stem *khi- (from PIE *ki- "this") + adverbial suffix -r. The same base is the source of he. Hereafter is O.E. heræfter; heretofore preserves obsolete O.E. toforan. Phrase here today and gone tomorrow first recorded 1687, in
writings of Aphra Behn.
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Idioms & Phrases
here's to
One salutes someone or something. For example, Here's to Bill on his retirement, or Here's to the new project. This phrase, nearly always used as a toast to someone or something, is a shortening of here's a health to and has been so used since the late 1500s. Shakespeare had it in Romeo and Juliet (5:3): "Here's to my Love."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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