Heres

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Multiple specific places or locations, referred to as points in space where something is situated or occurs
2. The various spots or positions that are considered as the present location of people or things
3. Several particular locations picked out from a wider area and identified as where matters currently stand

Etymology: "Heres" is the plural of "here," which is an unusual thing to pluralise. The noun form appears in phrases like "the heres and theres" and "a few heres," meaning scattered locations. It is the plural of the adverb-turned-noun, so it treats a place-word as if it were an object one can count. The adverb "here" comes from Old English "hēr," meaning "at this place," and it is a sibling of words across the Germanic family: Dutch "hier," German "hier," Swedish "här," and Icelandic "hér." Its relatives in English include "hither," meaning "to this place," and "hence," meaning "from this place." The same pattern of "this place" words runs through them all, all built on a root pointing at the speaker's immediate surroundings.