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As nouns the difference between here and this

is that here is (abstract) this place; this location or here can be an army, host while this is (philosophy) something being indicated that is here; one of these.

As adverbs the difference between here and this

is that here is (location) in, on, or at this place while this is to the degree or extent indicated.

As interjections the difference between here and this

is that here is (british|slang) used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want while this is (internet slang).

As a adjective here

is filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.

As a determiner this is

the (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

As a pronoun this is

the thing, item, etc being indicated.

here

English

(wikipedia here)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Adverb

(-)
  • (label) In, on, or at this place.
  • * 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.
  • * 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.
  • * 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.
  • * 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
    * * *

    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)

    Statistics

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    this

    English

    (wikipedia this)

    Determiner

  • The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
  • The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
  • The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
  • A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a ... ".
  • (Of a unit of time) which is .

    • Related terms

    * that, these, those

    Derived terms

    * thisness *

    Adverb

    (-)
  • To the degree or extent indicated.
    • I need this much water.
    We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.

    Pronoun

    (en-pron)
  • The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
    • This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars'' — Shakespeare, ''King Lear , Act 1. Scene 2.

    Related terms

    * that, these, those

    Noun

    (es)
  • (philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
  • * 2001 , James G. Lennox, Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology (page 151)
    • Terms like 'house', 'sphere', 'animal', and 'human' do not refer to other thises distinct from these ones here — they refer to the sort of thing these ones here are.

    Interjection

    (-)
  • (Internet slang)
    • Synonyms
    * , like * IAWTP

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

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