˜yÐÄvlog

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her

1

[ hur; unstressed her, er ]

pronoun

  1. the objective case of she:

    We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.

  2. the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective): Compare hers.

    Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving.

  3. the dative case of she:

    I gave her the book.

  4. Informal. (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verb to be ):

    It's her. It isn't her.



noun

  1. Slang. a female:

    Is the new baby a her or a him?

her.

2

abbreviation for

  1. heraldic.
  2. heraldry.

her.

1

abbreviation for

  1. heraldic
  2. heraldry
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her

2

/ hÉœË; hÉ™; É™ /

pronoun

  1. refers to a female person or animal

    something odd about her

    he loves her

    they sold her a bag

    lucky her!

  2. refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
  3. a dialect word for herself

    she needs to get her a better job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

  1. of, belonging to, or associated with her

    her smoking annoys me

    her silly ideas

    her hair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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Gender Note

See he 1, me.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of her1

before 900; Middle English her ( e ), Old English hire, genitive and dative of ³óŧ´Ç she (feminine of ³óŧ he 1 )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of her1

Old English hire, genitive and dative of ³óŧ´Ç she , feminine of ³óŧ´Ç he 1; related to Old High German ira, Gothic ¾±³úŲõ, Middle Dutch hare
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Example Sentences

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Piper decides the monastery is not for her after all, but the youngest brother, Lochlan, stays at the monastery.

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Richard ended up living with his sister, her husband who was a miner, and their two young daughters.

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"To find out how she picked her son up in nothing but a bag of bones from one of the cartels was devastating."

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She bought some tinned semolina so her children could try - and it didn't go too badly.

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She decided to start appealing against the charges towards the end of 2022, but Excel still wanted her to pay.

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