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What does "Here you are!" mean?



 
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Expression "Go Kursh" | Usage of past tense to mean future or present
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What does "Here you are!" mean? #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:09 am   What does "Here you are!" mean?		  
Sam: Sorry, I'm late.
Ben: Here you are! I waited for you for one hour and thought you wouldn't come.

In the above dialog, what does Here you are! mean?
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What does "Here you are!" mean? #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:28 am   What does "Here you are!" mean?		  
One meaning:

I was worried about what might have happened to you. I was wondering where you could be.

Another:

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What does "Here you are!" mean? #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 08, 2008 23:17 pm   What does "Here you are!" mean?		  
It expresses surprise at Sam's arrival. To express surprise in such a situation is an implicit rebuke: "I no longer expected you to arrive!"

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What does "Here you are!" mean? #4 (permalink) Wed Oct 08, 2008 23:24 pm   What does "Here you are!" mean?		  
MrPedantic wrote:
It expresses surprise at Sam's arrival. To express surprise in such a situation is an implicit rebuke: "I no longer expected you to arrive!"

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MrP


How about here?

Here you are! I said you'd turn up.
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