her

¹

[ hur; unstressed her, er ]

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): Compare hers.

   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 verb to be ):

   It's her. It isn't her.

noun

1. Slang. a female:

   Is the new baby a her or a him?

her.

²

abbreviation for

1. heraldic.
2. heraldry.

her.

¹

abbreviation for

1. heraldic
2. heraldry

her

²

/ hɜː; hə; ə /

pronoun

1. refers to a female person or animal

   something odd about her

   he loves her

   they sold her a bag

   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

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with her

   her smoking annoys me

   her silly ideas

   her hair

Usage

See me 1

Gender Note

See he ¹, me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of her¹

before 900; Middle English her ( e ), Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she (feminine of hē he ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of her¹

Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she , feminine of hēo he ¹; related to Old High German ira, Gothic izōs, Middle Dutch hare

Example Sentences

According to Ms. Chantal Emade Nkwelle, the visit to the Wistar Institute was a unique opportunity to conduct research in state-of-the-art partner laboratories and generate publishable results that will contribute towards her PhD, with all living costs covered through the Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship awarded to Dr. Ntie-Kang and thirteen other African scientists by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologize to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death," she said. "

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