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  her

  pronoun

  the objective case of she.
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  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 )

Example Sentences

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Coyle lived in Australia for part of her childhood and traveled extensively growing up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

She offered three months’ rent in cash upfront, hoping it would improve her chances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In June, she took a 10-day trip to Greece with a friend that cost her about $3,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

At about six months old, her parents began noticing "physical delays" including a decrease in her neck strength and her feeding deteriorating.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

At Carville, she was one of the few patients who kept her identity.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“I went up to her. She’s the same person she has always been. Just super high energy. I told her to throw a strike, and she was like, ‘You know I will throw a strike.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

“We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Tributes have been paid to the victims, with one woman tearfully laying flowers at the scene saying: "We're really sorry to lose her. She's was such a gracious mother."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“The more true to herself she is, the more people love her, and the more drawn people are to her. She doesn’t change herself for anyone else.”

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

“If she was in a rumpel when the boy was born, the magic wouldn’t have died with her. It would affect her child too.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff