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here you are


Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Here you are, here is your coffee.

CONTEXTUAL

The clerk handed me the receipt and said, here you are, have a nice day.

COMPLEX

After searching through the dusty archives for hours, the librarian finally located the rare manuscript and said, here you are, just as you requested.


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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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    Indicating disbelief or requesting confirmation.

  4. 04

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    To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.

  5. 05

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  6. 06

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    An expression of frustration upon seeing or hearing something bad repeated.

  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026