here Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .
Adverb
( -)
(label) In, on, or at this place.
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* 1849 , (Alfred Tennyson), , VII,
- Dark house, by which once more I stand / Here in the long unlovely street,
* 2008 , (Omar Khadr), ,
- The Canadian visitor stated, “I’m not here' to help you. I’m not '''here''' to do anything for you. I’m just ' here to get information.”
(label) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
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* 1891 , (Charlotte Perkins Gilman), ,
- He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.
(label) In this context.
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* 1872 May, (Edward Burnett Tylor), '', published in ''(Popular Science Monthly) , Volume 1,
- The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here , may be briefly defined:
* 1904 January 15, (William James), (The Chicago School)'', published in ''(Psychological Bulletin) , 1.1, pages 1-5,
- The briefest characterization is all that will be attempted here .
At this point in the argument or narration.
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* 1796 , (w), ,
- Here , perhaps I ought to stop.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=6, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest
, passage=“And drove away—away.” Sophia broke down here . Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.}}
Derived terms
* hereabout
* hereafter
* hereaway
* hereby
* herein
* hereinabove
* hereinafter
* hereinbefore
* hereinbelow
* hereof
* hereon
* hereto
* heretofore
* hereunder
* hereunto
* hereupon
* herewith
Noun
( -)
(abstract) This place; this location.
- An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
(abstract) This time, the present situation.
- Here in history, we are less diligent about quashing monopolies.
Quotations
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Adjective
( en adjective)
- John here is a rascal.
- This here orange is too sour.
Interjection
( en interjection)
(British, slang)
- Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.
See also
* hence
* here-
* hereabouts
* hither
* there
Etymology 2
From Old (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), . More at (l).
Noun
( en noun)
An army, host.
A hostile force.
(Anglo-Saxon) An invading army, either that of the enemy, or the national troops serving abroad. Compare (l).
An enemy, individual enemy.
Related terms
* (l)
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chicken Noun
(countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus , especially when young
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
(countable, slang) A coward.
(countable, gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. Compare chickenhawk
(countable, slang) A young or inexperienced person.
* 1887 , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet , III:
- "This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked. "It beats anything I have seen, and I am no chicken ."
* Jonathan Swift
- Stella is no chicken .
A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (, the loser.)
- Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.
The game of dare.
Synonyms
* (bird) cock (male only), chook , hen (female only), rooster (male only)
* (coward)
* twink
* (young inexperienced person) spring chicken
* See also
Derived terms
* chicken and egg
* chicken feed
* chicken fillet
* chickenhawk
* chicken Kiev
* chickenpox
* chicken salt
* chickenshit
* like a chicken with its head cut off
* like a chicken with the pip
* play chicken
* run around like a chicken with its head cut off
* spring chicken
Related terms
* chick
Verb
( en verb)
To avoid as a result of fear.
To develop physical or other characteristics resembling a chicken's, for example, bumps on the skin.
Derived terms
* chicken out
* chicken legs
See also
* egg
* poultry
* cockerel
* hen
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