English

here we are

Indicates ambivalence or resignation about the present circumstances; dismisses the previous observations as irrelevant.

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    Origin

    From here + we (“the speaker and the person being addressed”) + are.

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    Lineage

    • partEnglishhere “In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishher
        • inheritedOld Englishhēr “at this place”
        • inheritedOld Englishhǣr “rock”
    • partEnglishwe “Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.)”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishwe
        • inheritedOld Englishwē
    • partEnglishare “An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a f…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englisharen
        • inheritedOld Englishearon
      • derivedFrenchare

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