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herself

hә:'self4 senses · 171 ms
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pron/hɜːˈsɛlf//(h)əsɛlf//æˈsɛl/
  1. 1

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

    • Sandra injured herself.
    • The United States is causing problems for herself with this policy.
  2. 2

    She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .emphaticfemininepersonal

    • 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)Irelandfemininepersonal

    • What's herself up to this time?
    • Have you seen herself yet this morning?

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