Phrase guide

here and there

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In, at or to various places; in one place and another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

From time to time; intermittently, occasionally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, uncommon

Examples

  • I get the odd day off here and there.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in or to various places; first this place and then that

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he worked here and there but never for long in one town
  • we drove here and there in the darkness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: andej-këtej — in one place and another
  • Arabic: هُنَا وَهُنَاكَ (hunā wa-hunāka) — in one place and another
  • Arabic: هنا وهناك (hena we-hnak) — in one place and another
  • Catalan: ençà i enllà — in one place and another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 到處 /到处 (dàochù) — in one place and another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿處 /满处 (mǎnchù) — in one place and another
  • Czech: sem tam — in one place and another
  • Danish: her og der — in one place and another
  • Dutch: hier en daar — in one place and another
  • Dutch: her en der — in one place and another
  • Esperanto: jen kaj jen — in one place and another
  • Esperanto: dise — in one place and another
  • Finnish: siellä täällä — in one place and another
  • Finnish: sinne tänne — in one place and another
  • French: par-ci, par-là — in one place and another
  • French: çà et là — in one place and another
  • French: ici et là — in one place and another
  • German: hier und da — in one place and another
  • Greek: ενιαχού (eniachoú) — in one place and another
  • Ancient Greek: ἐνιαχοῦ (eniakhoû) — in one place and another
  • Gujarati: અહીંતહીં (ahī̃thī̃) — in one place and another
  • Gujarati: આમતેમ (āmatem) — in one place and another
  • Gujarati: જ્યાં ત્યાં (jyā̃ tyā̃) — in one place and another
  • Hindi: यहाँ-वहाँ (yahā̃-vahā̃) — in one place and another
  • Hindi: इधर-उधर (idhar-udhar) — in one place and another
  • Hindi: इतस्ततः (itastataḥ) — in one place and another
  • Hungarian: itt-ott — in one place and another
  • Hungarian: ide-oda — in one place and another
  • Icelandic: hér og þar — in one place and another
  • Italian: qua e là — in one place and another
  • Japanese: 彼方此方 (achirakochira) — in one place and another
  • Japanese: 彼方此方 (atchikotchi) — in one place and another
  • Korean: 곳곳 (gotgot) — in one place and another
  • Korean: 여기저기 (yeogijeogi) — in one place and another
  • Latin: passim — in one place and another
  • Latin: dispersē — in one place and another
  • Malvi: अँई-वँई (ãī-vãī) — in one place and another
  • Māori: kōtiwhatiwha — in one place and another
  • Māori: āputaputa — in one place and another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: her og der — in one place and another
  • Iranian Persian: جابِجا (jâbejâ) — in one place and another
  • Polish: tu i tam — in one place and another
  • Polish: tam i sam — in one place and another
  • Polish: gdzieniegdzie — in one place and another
  • Polish: tu i ówdzie — in one place and another
  • Polish: miejscami — in one place and another
  • Portuguese: aqui e ali — in one place and another
  • Portuguese: lá e cá — in one place and another
  • Romanian: încoace și încolo — in one place and another
  • Russian: и там и тут (i tam i tut) — in one place and another
  • Russian: там и сям (tam i sjam) — in one place and another
  • Russian: там и тут (tam i tut) — in one place and another
  • Russian: тут и там (tut i tam) — in one place and another
  • Russian: туда́-сюда́ (tudá-sjudá) — in one place and another
  • Sanskrit: इतस्ततस् (itastatas) — in one place and another
  • Scottish Gaelic: an siud 's an seo — in one place and another
  • Scottish Gaelic: thall 's a-bhos — in one place and another
  • Slovak: sem-tam — in one place and another
  • Spanish: aquí y allí — in one place and another
  • Swahili: huko na huko — in one place and another
  • Swedish: här och där — in one place and another
  • Turkish: orada burada — in one place and another
  • Turkish: orda burda — in one place and another
  • Ukrainian: поде́куди (podékudy) — in one place and another
  • Urdu: جابَجا (jābajā) — in one place and another
  • Urdu: اِدَھر اُدَھر (idhar udhar) — in one place and another
  • Urdu: یَہاں وَہاں (yahā̃ vahā̃) — in one place and another