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- [her-self]
- /hərˈsɛlf/
- /hɜːˈself/
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- [her-self]
- /hərˈsɛlf/
Definitions of herself word
- noun herself See myself. 1
- noun herself Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause. 1
- pronoun herself reflexive pronoun: to her 1
- pronoun herself she, her: emphatic 1
- pronoun herself her usual character or mood 1
- pronoun herself You use herself to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal. 0
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Origin of herself
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hire-selfe, Old English hire self. See her, self
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Herself
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
herself popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
herself usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with herself
- why does amber rose call herself muva?
- how did sylvia plath kill herself?
- why did cleopatra kill herself?
- my dog smells like fish when she licks herself?
- why does my teenager cut herself?
- my friend is cutting herself what should i do?
- why is my dog always licking herself?
- why does my cat clean herself so much?
- why does my cat keep scratching herself?
- how should a woman carry herself?
- the cat who walked by herself?
- what do i do if my friend is cutting herself?
- why does my dog bite herself?
- how does a girl make herself cum?
- how does a woman give herself an orgasm?
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