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English

herself

/hɜːˈsɛlf/ · pron

Meaning

  1. Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
  2. She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .
  3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others)
  4. Honorific alternative letter-case form of herself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self.

  1. -(enm)
  2. herself (English)
  3. Relations: inh

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