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herself.

Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/hɜːˈsɛlf/Received-Pronunciation/(h)əsɛlf/Received-Pronunciation/æˈsɛl/Northumbria/ɐˈsɛl/Northumbria
  1. Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

    feminine · personal · pronoun · reflexive · singular · third-person
    Sandra injured herself.
    The United States is causing problems for herself with this policy.
  2. She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .

    emphatic · feminine · personal · pronoun · singular · third-person
    She was injured herself.
  3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others)

    Ireland · feminine · personal · pronoun · singular · third-person
    What's herself up to this time?
    Have you seen herself yet this morning?
Where this word comes from

From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self.

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