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  her

  pronoun

  the objective case of she.
• her.
  her.

  abbreviation

  heraldic.

her

¹ American  

[hur, her, er] / hɜr, hər, ər /

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).

   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 verbto be ).

   It's her. It isn't her.

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noun

1. Slang. a female.

   Is the new baby a her or a him?

her. ² American  

abbreviation

1. heraldic.

2. heraldry.

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her ¹ British  

/ hɜː, hə, ə /

pronoun

1. refers to a female person or animal

   he loves her

   they sold her a bag

   something odd about her

   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

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determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with her

   her silly ideas

   her hair

   her smoking annoys me

her. ² British  

abbreviation

1. heraldic

2. heraldry

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Gender

See he ¹, me.

Etymology

Origin of her

before 900; Middle English her ( e ), Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she (feminine of hē he ¹ )

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Example Sentences

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her her.

Also speaking to Kuenssberg, shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said her party backed moves to reduce welfare spending.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

A social worker in Delray Beach, Fla., held a pet-supply drive and donated the haul to a local shelter after losing her poodle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

Were there specific models for her, or was it just the concept?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

"MacKinnon then pointed at her husband and asked: 'Is that Brian Whiting?'."

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

But for now, he stands next to Joey and gives her a blessing.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“And even more romantically, Celmins is unimpressed by our need to fetishize and claim her. She might even heckle me for trying.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

“I’m embarrassed for her. And that sounds like pity, and I don’t mean it in a pitiful way,” she said.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

"I don't think of her. That's my deep and distant past. It has no relevance today," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“We’re just trying to make sure it’s not her. ... She needs to call us so we can all be at ease,” Laura Lacey said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then her eyes lit up and she said, “Oh, Jay Berry, it’s the perfect name for her. You couldn’t have thought of a better one.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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