'ere

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ere"

English

Adverb

'ere (not comparable)

(Britain, slang and dialectal) Eye dialect spelling of here.
- 1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, xxix
  ‘’Ere y’are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. A tosheroon [half a crown] for the coat, two ’ogs for the trousers, one and a tanner for the boots, and a ’og for the cap and scarf. That’s seven bob.’

Interjection

'ere

(Britain, slang) Contraction of look here, used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
’Ere, why don't we get some cigarettes?

Anagrams

-eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, ree

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