here and there

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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1 clumps of heather here and there: IN VARIOUS PLACES, in different places; at random.

2 they darted here and there: HITHER AND THITHER, around, about, to and fro, back and forth, in all directions.

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adverb

Etymology: 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 places_synonym function words referring to location_hyponym available and to be, or to become available_synonym

Main entry: here

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I

in various places

small bushes scattered here and there

II

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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here and there — see ↑here, 1

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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.

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