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here and there

here and there
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [heer and th air]
    • /hɪər ænd ðɛər/
    • /hɪə(r) ənd ðeə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heer and th air]
    • /hɪər ænd ðɛər/

Definitions of here and there words

  • adverb here and there in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here. 1
  • adverb here and there to or toward this place; hither: Come here. 1
  • adverb here and there at this point; at this juncture: Here the speaker paused. 1
  • adverb here and there (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. 1
  • adverb here and there present (used to answer a roll call). 1
  • adverb here and there in the present life or existence (often followed by below): We want but little here below. 1

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Origin of here and there

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hēr; cognate with German hier, Old Norse, Gothic hēr

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Parts of speech for Here and there

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

here and there popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for here and there

adv here and there

  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • anyhow — Anyhow means the same as anyway.
  • omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
  • ubiquitous — widespread
  • far and wide — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.

adj here and there

  • fitful — coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • recurrent — that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
  • occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
  • periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.

Antonyms for here and there

adv here and there

  • nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
  • never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.

adj here and there

  • frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
  • usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
  • permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
  • continual — A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.
  • continuing — not ended; ongoing

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