here's

IPA/hˈiəz/
KK[hˈɪrz]IPA/hˈɪrz/

here's — idiom

Idioms

here's to

idiom

a fixed opening for a toast — said while everyone raises their glass, naming the person, group, or event you want to wish well or celebrate before drinking together.

Mauricio lifted his glass and said, "Here's to Anjali and her new bakery on Maple Street."

Here's to the firefighters who saved every house on our block last summer.

Etymology

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A fixed contraction of "here is" used since the 1500s as the opening of a drinking toast. The pattern "here's to your health" appears in English drama from the late 16th century, and the shortened "here's to ..." became the standard toast frame by the 1700s. The form has stayed stable in spoken English because raising a glass and saying these two words is itself a small social ritual.