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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
“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

her

2

/ hɜː; hə; ə /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of her1

before 900; Middle English her ( e ), Old English hire, genitive and dative of ŧ she (feminine of ŧ he 1 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of her1

Old English hire, genitive and dative of ŧ she , feminine of ŧ he 1; related to Old High German ira, Gothic ō, Middle Dutch hare
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Example Sentences

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Lar Park Lincoln, the actor known for her work in “Knots Landing” and “Friday the 13th Part VII” and establishing a studio to support upcoming talent, has died.

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Country and gospel music weren’t on her radar.

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After the first doses of gas, the woman kicked a passenger door open with her bare foot and briefly appeared, before closing the door and staying inside the truck.

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She splits her time between there and a home in Yorkshire, where her son is at school, and the challenge claimed she did not primarily reside in Lincolnshire.

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"When JoJo went my head fell off - I had her nailed down as the winner."

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