here and there

adverb

1

: in one place and another

I've traveled here and there.

2

: from time to time

I help them out here and there.

Synonyms of here and there

• everywhere
• about
• right and left

Examples of here and there in a Sentence

an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there

she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there

Recent Examples on the Web

Underfoot, the bog is squishy and resilient, with unseen holes here and there. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Since then, Tepper has appeared at various charity events in Charlotte and taken a few questions here and there, although many of those were about the charitable event in question. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

The hierarchy have applied a couple of touch-ups here and there, adding Germany full-back Nathaniel Brown and Ismael Saibari, who had an impressive World Cup up front for Morocco, but this is a near-complete team. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Changes from book to film are always inevitable, of course, but The Whisper Man film is generally faithful to its inspiration, maintaining much of North’s foundation, while making small tweaks here and there. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for here and there

• concessionaire
• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare

Kids Definition

here and there

adverb

: in one place and another