heres

[heer-eez] Origin

he·res

[heer-eez]
noun, plural he·re·des [hi-ree-deez] . Civil Law.
an heir.
Also, haeres.


Origin:
< Latin hērēs heir

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Heres is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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here's

[heerz]
contraction of here is.

See contraction.

here

[heer]
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).
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6.
in the present life or existence (often followed 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.
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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.
adjective
10.
(used for emphasis, especially after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): this package here.
interjection
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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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,
a.
having a surfeit of: I'm up to here with work.
b.
at a high point of annoyance with: Everyone is up to here with his constant complaining.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hēr; cognate with German hier, Old Norse, Gothic hēr

hear, here (see synonym note at hear).


10. See there.

He·re

[heer-ee]
noun
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heres or haeres (ˈhɪəriːz)
 
n , pl heredes, haeredes
civil law an heir
 
[from Latin]
 
haeres or haeres (ˈhɪəriːz, hɪˈriːdiːz)
 
n
 
[from Latin]

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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
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writings of Aphra Behn.
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Heres definition


sun. (1.) "Mount Heres" (Judg. 1:35), Heb. Har-heres, i.e., "sun-mountain;" probably identical with Irshemesh in Josh. 19:41. (2.) Isa. 19:18, marg. (See ON.)

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