Here and there are adverbs. Show
Here and there: meaningsWhen we use here, it typically refers to the place where the speaker is, and we see the position of people and things from the speaker’s point of view:
When we use there, it typically refers to the place where the listener or another person is, and we see the position of people and things from the listener’s or another person’s point of view:
Here and there with this, that, these, those (demonstratives)We often use here with nouns that have this or these before them, and there with nouns that have that or those before them:
Here and there with bring and takeWe often use here with bring and there with take:
Here and there after prepositionsWe can use here and there after prepositions:
Here and there in front positionWe can use here and there in front position, with the subject and verb inverted. The most common expressions of this type are here is x, here comes x, there is x, there goes x:
[pointing to a shop across the street]
When the subject is a pronoun, we do not invert the subject and verb:
Here you are, there you areWe can use here you are and there you are (or, in informal situations, here you go and there you go) when giving something to someone. Here and there have the same meaning in this use:
Here it is! There he is!We often use here + subject pronoun + be and there + subject pronoun + be at the moment of finding or meeting someone or something we have been looking for or waiting for:
Here I am!People often say that they have arrived or that someone else has arrived using here + subject pronoun + be:
Here: on the telephonePeople often use here to identify themselves on the telephone or in voicemail messages:
Hello there!We often use there in informal situations after hello and hi:
When to use here or there?The easiest way to think of 'here' is as a space of any size that has the speaker at the very center. The word 'there' is the opposite of 'here' and is used to describe spaces away from the speaker. It can refer to the space around a conversation partner, or away from both speakers.
What is the meaning of there and here?in different places: There were a few books here and there, but apart from that the room was quite bare.
How do you use there in a sentence?Reviewing examples of "there" in a sentence is a good way to observe how it can be used.. Put your coat down over there.. There is something to be said for telling the truth.. What is over there?. That is neither here nor there.. There is always another opportunity to be had down the road.. The book is right over there.. |