here

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hēr)

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here
‘here’
Here refers to the place where you are.
I'm glad you'll still be here next year.
We're allowed to come here at any time.
Be careful
‘To’ is never used in front of here. Don't say, for example, ‘We’re allowed to come to here at any time'.
‘here is’ and ‘here are’
You can use here is or here are at the beginning of a sentence when you want to draw attention to something or to introduce something. You use here is in front of a singular noun phrase and here are in front of a plural noun phrase.
Here's your coffee.
Here are the addresses to which you should apply.
here - hear
These words are both pronounced /hɪə/.
‘here’
You use here to refer to the place where you are.
Come here!
She left here at eight o'clock.
➜ See here
‘hear’
When you hear a sound, you are aware of it through your ears.
Did you hear that noise?
➜ See hear
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