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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.

noun

  1. Slang. a female.

    Is the new baby a her or a him?
her. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. heraldic.

  2. heraldry.

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
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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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South-Central L.A. native Angie Bravo, 26, attended the festival to watch “Eres Suficiente,” the short film by her wife’s cousin, Veronica Jurado.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

People published photos from their outdoor California ceremony, in which Steinfeld wore a white strapless gown, mesh gloves and her veil and Allen wore a traditional tuxedo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

For her, it’s important that the filmmakers “pay respect” to the people who built South-Central L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The singer shared that her third album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” will be released June 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Then they were all running along past her, the truck was bouncing, being bumped by this huge herd, this family of bison, this clan.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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