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Herself

/hɜːˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

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pronoun
  1. 1

    (reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

    "She injured herself."

  2. 2

    She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.

    "She was injured herself."

  3. 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)

    "Have you seen herself yet this morning?"

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ownverbBelonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
personallyConcerning oneself.
samanounA surname.
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turnverbTo make a non-linear physical movement.
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shenounA female.
femalenounBelonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
girlnounA female child.
womannounAn adult female human.
ladynoun(polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
hernoun(informal) A female person or animal.
damenoun(British) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
madamnounA polite form of address for a woman or lady.

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