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

Russini declined to comment beyond her resignation letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

With commercial space flights becoming more possible and more space missions in the works, Mackaill thinks her research will become vital very soon.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Russini said she would step aside now, before her current contract expires June 30.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But there is a reason why James has been touted as a future Ballon d'Or Feminin winner - and when England get the best out of her, they usually win games.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Blinking, she tries to make sense of the pockmarked parking lot in front of her.

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