herself
pronEtymology
From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self.
Definitions
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.
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.
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?
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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
- neighborIme
- neighborme
- neighbormyselfmemysen
- neighbormine
- neighbormymineme
- neighborwe
- neighborus
- neighborourselvesourselfoursen
- neighboroursourn
- neighborour
- neighboryou
- neighboryourselfyoursen
Derived
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