"her" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯] Audio: De-her.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German hër, hëre, from Old High German hëra, which corresponds to hier in the same way as dara (“thither”) to dār (“there”). Cognate to Dutch her, Low German her, and possibly Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹 (hiri). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|hër}} Middle High German hër, {{inh|de|goh|hëra}} Old High German hëra, {{cog|nl|her}} Dutch her, {{cog|nds|her}} Low German her, {{cog|got|𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹}} Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹 (hiri) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} her, {{de-adv}} her
  1. hither, to this place, to here, to me/us Synonyms: hierhin Coordinate_terms: hin, dahin, dorthin
    Sense id: en-her-de-adv-de:hither
  2. (informal, perhaps regional) along, on this way Tags: informal Synonyms: entlang, lang, längs
    Sense id: en-her-de-adv--2WvKUCS Categories (other): Regional German
  3. (temporal) ago Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-her-de-adv-HY4I~WMm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 40 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heran, heraus, herbei, herein, herüber, hervor, hierher, woher Related terms: her-

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "heran"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "heraus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "herbei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "herein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "herüber"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hervor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hierher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "her"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch her",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "her"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German her",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hër, hëre, from Old High German hëra, which corresponds to hier in the same way as dara (“thither”) to dār (“there”). Cognate to Dutch her, Low German her, and possibly Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹 (hiri).",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "hin"
        },
        {
          "word": "dahin"
        },
        {
          "word": "dorthin"
        }
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              5,
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              5,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Come here!",
          "text": "Komm her!",
          "translation": "Come here!",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "hither, to this place, to here, to me/us"
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          "hither"
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      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Which way to do we go?",
          "literal_meaning": "Where do we go along?",
          "text": "Wo gehen wir her?",
          "translation": "Which way to do we go?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "along, on this way"
      ],
      "id": "en-her-de-adv--2WvKUCS",
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "along",
          "along"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "perhaps regional",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, perhaps regional) along, on this way"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "entlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "lang"
        },
        {
          "word": "längs"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "9 40 51",
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        }
      ],
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              18,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ten years ago was the last time I drove a car.",
          "text": "Es ist zehn Jahre her, dass ich das letzte Mal Auto gefahren bin.",
          "translation": "Ten years ago was the last time I drove a car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "ago"
      ],
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          "ago",
          "ago"
        ]
      ],
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        "(temporal) ago"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/heːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[heːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɛɐ̯]"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/De-her.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Heer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hehr (general)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Herr (common merger)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "her"
}
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 30 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/eːɐ̯",
    "Rhymes:German/eːɐ̯/1 syllable",
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      "word": "heran"
    },
    {
      "word": "heraus"
    },
    {
      "word": "herbei"
    },
    {
      "word": "herein"
    },
    {
      "word": "herüber"
    },
    {
      "word": "hervor"
    },
    {
      "word": "hierher"
    },
    {
      "word": "woher"
    }
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    },
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        "2": "her"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "her"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German her",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "word": "her-"
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  ],
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        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hin"
        },
        {
          "word": "dahin"
        },
        {
          "word": "dorthin"
        }
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              5,
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              5,
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          "english": "Come here!",
          "text": "Komm her!",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hither, to this place, to here, to me/us"
      ],
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        [
          "hither",
          "hither"
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        {
          "word": "hierhin"
        }
      ]
    },
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              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Which way to do we go?",
          "literal_meaning": "Where do we go along?",
          "text": "Wo gehen wir her?",
          "translation": "Which way to do we go?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "along, on this way"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "along",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, perhaps regional) along, on this way"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "entlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "lang"
        },
        {
          "word": "längs"
        }
      ],
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              10,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ten years ago was the last time I drove a car.",
          "text": "Es ist zehn Jahre her, dass ich das letzte Mal Auto gefahren bin.",
          "translation": "Ten years ago was the last time I drove a car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ago"
      ],
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          "ago"
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        "(temporal) ago"
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/heːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[heːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɛɐ̯]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Heer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hehr (general)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Herr (common merger)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "her"
}

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