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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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

  1. of, belonging to, or associated with her

    her silly ideas

    her hair

    her smoking annoys me
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
her. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. heraldic

  2. heraldry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Hillary Clinton nearly stormed out of her closed-door testimony to US lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein after a photo of her from the deposition was leaked, newly released video footage shows.

From BBC

It was already an intentionally low-key affair: "it is not a fiscal event" her team emphasise – in other words there won't be any tax or spending changes.

From BBC

A woman who had to be rescued from a river after she jumped in to help her dog has said it was "so emotional" meeting the man who saved their lives.

From BBC

The UK's Sarah Mullally will officially be installed as the leader of the world's Anglican communion at a lavish ceremony later this month but her appointment has divided opinion in Nigeria, and elsewhere.

From BBC

Not a single member of her tight-knit friend group from high school remains in New Zealand.

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