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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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The original golden touch belonged to King Midas, who loved it until he accidentally killed his daughter by turning her into a gold statue.

From Los Angeles Times

Her wife is ill at home, meaning she has had to reduce her working hours.

From BBC

Tirayut says his oldest daughter, six, "had nosebleeds, a rash, and an allergic reaction in her eyes, to the point where her eyelids were swollen".

From BBC

"First, you need to create conditions that make a woman actually want to have a child. Not pressure her in every possible way," said Anastasia, a 29-year-old child rehabilitation specialist.

From Barron's

By 2035, when her oldest is college-age, she expects the property will have appreciated in value, and she can do a cash-out refinance to get the money to pay for tuition.

From The Wall Street Journal

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