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her

[hur, her, er]

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pronoun

the objective case of she.
We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.
the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective).
Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving.
the dative case of she.
I gave her the book.
Informal., (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's her. It isn't her.

noun

Slang., a female.
Is the new baby a her or a him?

her.

abbreviation

heraldic.
heraldry.

her

/ hɜː, hə, ə /

pronoun

refers to a female person or animal
he loves her
they sold her a bag
something odd about her
lucky her!
refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
a dialect word for herself
she needs to get her a better job

determiner

of, belonging to, or associated with her
her silly ideas
her hair
her smoking annoys me

her.

abbreviation

heraldic
heraldry

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Gender Note

See he ¹, me.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of her¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of her¹

Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo _she , feminine of hēo _he ¹ ; related to Old High German ira, Gothic izōs, Middle Dutch hare

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Example Sentences

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Philip’s first role is quite complex: He plays a Canadian man getting married to a young Japanese woman in a show wedding for her conservative parents.