herself

[ her-self ]

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pronoun

an emphatic appositive of her or she:
She herself wrote the letter.
a reflexive form of her:
She supports herself.
(used in absolute constructions):
Herself still only a child, she had to take care of her four younger brothers and sisters.
(used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb):
She gave herself a facial massage. He asked her for a picture of herself.
(used in comparisons after as or than ):
She found out that the others were even more nervous than herself.
her normal or customary self:
After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.

herself

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pronoun

1. the reflexive form of she or her
2. (intensifier)
  the queen herself signed the letter
preceded by a copula her normal or usual self
she looks herself again after the operation
the wife or woman of the house
is herself at home?

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Usage Note

See myself.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of herself¹

before 1000; Middle English hire-selfe, Old English hire self. See her, self

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Example Sentences

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Significantly overweight from comforting herself with food, she was never adopted, according to Florida Weekly, instead getting hooked on drugs when she was in high school.

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She says she is "fully diagnosing" herself with "maranoia" - the anxiety and fear that can hit a runner as marathon day approaches.

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A second woman said she had tried to take her own life, describing herself as a "shadow of who I once was".

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Hoffman, paraphrasing her state of mind in Providence, writes, “During this time Aimee described herself as profoundly lonely, the emotion coming over her in those days like a ‘terrifying grip.’”

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Sophie Lloyd says she disguised herself as a man to fool examiners into letting her join the elite society in 1991, at a time female magicians were not allowed to be members.

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Herschel Hersey

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