her
pronoun
the objective case of she.
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her
1 American
[hur, her, er]
/ hɜr, hər, ər /
pronoun
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the objective case of she.
We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.
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the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective).
Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving.
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the dative case of she.
I gave her the book.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's her. It isn't her.
noun
her.
2
American
abbreviation
-
heraldic.
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heraldry.
her
1
British
/ hɜː, hə, ə /
pronoun
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refers to a female person or animal
he loves her
they sold her a bag
something odd about her
lucky her!
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refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
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a dialect word for herself
she needs to get her a better job
determiner
her.
2
British
abbreviation
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heraldic
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heraldry
Gender
Etymology
Origin of her
before 900; Middle English her ( e ), Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she (feminine of hē he 1 )
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Dawn, 42, works as a full-time self-employed Pilates instructor in Ipswich, while her husband works in an office and the couple have a household income of about £70,000 a year.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Lisa Markidis smiles when she sees what her face looks like painted with La Catrina makeup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Hayley says she loved her job working in a nursery, but her employers questioned whether her symptoms were real and asked her to use annual leave to cover sick days.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Lisa Markidis has her face painted with La Catrina makeup at the official opening of the Dia De Los Muertos altars in Gloria Molina Grand Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Many friends she’d made throughout her early years in the US don’t know how to find her.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"I don't think of her. That's my deep and distant past. It has no relevance today," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
“She had a little black dog there, and all the other people, and so I sang for her. She didn’t smile. She didn’t do anything. She looked at me like I had two heads.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Spencer claimed that William’s childhood memories include “photographers not only shooting at his mother, but even spitting at her. “
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
She added: “I want justice for her. I want it to not happen to anyone else. It needs to stop.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
"And yet you must speak truly, for Minna cannot be ten years old still. But I saw her. I felt her. I heard her."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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