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herself

her·self
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [her-self]
    • /hərˈsɛlf/
    • /hɜːˈself/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Top questions with herself

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