here we are

proverb

Indicates ambivalence or resignation about the present circumstances; dismisses the previous observations as irrelevant.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Indicates ambivalence or resignation about the present circumstances; dismisses the previous observations as irrelevant.

    And I don’t have a nose, and yet here we are.

    2017, Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, directors, Coco, spoken by Clerk (Gabriel Iglesias), Pixar

Origin

From here + we (“the speaker and the person being addressed”) + are.

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APA

here we are. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20we%20are

MLA

“here we are.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20we%20are. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “here we are,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20we%20are.

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