[heer] 
| 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). |
| 6. | in the present life or existence (often fol. by below): We want but little here below. |
| 7. | under consideration, in this instance or case: The matter here is of grave concern to us all. |
| 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. |
| 10. | (used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): this package here. |
| 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 prec. by the): You can't live only in the here and now. |
| 14. | here and there,
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| 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! |
| 17. | neither here nor there, without relevance or importance; immaterial: The fact that her family has no money is neither here nor there. |
| 18. | up to here with,
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here goes
An expression or exclamation declaring one's resolution to do something, as in This hill is steeper than any I've skied before, but here goes! This usage is sometimes amplified to here goes nothing, meaning one is starting something that one doubts will succeed, as in I've never tried this before, but here goes nothing. [Early 1800s]
here one goes again. Someone is repeating the same action or speech, especially an undesirable one. For example, Here he goes again, criticizing all his colleagues, or The power's out
here we go again. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
