adverb
in or to various places; first this place and then that (Freq. 8)
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he worked here and there but never for long in one town
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we drove here and there in the darkness
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adv
in different places, in various places, hither and thither, to and fro, sporadically
COLLOQ. from pillar to post
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2 they darted here and there: HITHER AND THITHER, around, about, to and fro, back and forth, in all directions.
→ here
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adverbEtymology: Middle English
1.
a. : in one place and another : irregularly
hills topped here and there by white buildings — Fred Zimmer
b. : from time to time : now and then
only caught a word here and there
2. : hither and thither
roamed here and there looking for blueberries
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here and there
1. In this place, and then in that
2. In various places
3. Thinly
4. Irregularly
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Main Entry: ↑here
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here and there phrase
in or to several different places
There were a number of cottages scattered here and there across the hillside.
Thesaurus: present everywhere or in many placessynonym function words referring to locationhyponym available and to be, or to become availablesynonym
Main entry: here
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Iin various places
small bushes scattered here and there
see here
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here and there
: in different places
Books and papers were strewn here and there.
He's traveled here and there.
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Main Entry: ↑here
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Main Entry: ↑there
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ˌhere and ˈthere idiom
in various places
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Papers were scattered here and there on the floor.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.