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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 )

Example Sentences

Her two-and-a-half minute video, posted on Wednesday, has been viewed by more than 25 million people across Instagram and TikTok.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Her coffee company, Lass Malo, is also transforming life for growers.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Her children would do no wrong if they chose not to farm; it isn’t for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Her concurrence also refuses to sanitize Reconstruction into an abstract legal debate.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

Her strength has been inconsistent in the years since her diagnosis, but at that moment, it is back full force.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly