herself

pron
/hɜːˈsɛlf/UK/æˈsɛl//hɝˈsɛlf/US

Etymology

From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self.

Definitions

  1. Her

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

    • She injured herself.
    • Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.
  2. She

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

    • She was injured herself.
  3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate

    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)

    • What's herself up to this time?
    • Have you seen herself yet this morning?
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of herself, sometimes used when referring to God…

      Honorific alternative letter-case form of herself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for herself. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA