How to spell here

Here is spelled H-E-R-E.

hear ithe·re/hir/adverbLong vowels

What it means: In or at this place.

In a sentence: Here is where we play every day.

Not to be confused with: hear, a different word.

Same family: hereby, herein, hereafter, herewith, hereabouts. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Here” comes from Old English “hēr,” which also meant “in this place.” It is related to German “hier” and Dutch “hier,” showing how many basic location words in European languages share ancient roots.

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