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ALL meanings of herself

her·self
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  • 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
  • noun herself See myself.   1
  • pronoun herself You use herself to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal. 0
  • pronoun herself In written English, herself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use 'himself or herself' or 'themselves'. 0
  • pronoun herself Herself is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. 0
  • reflexive pronoun herself People sometimes use herself to refer to a car, machine, or ship. 0
  • pronoun herself You use herself to emphasize the person or thing that you are referring to. Herself is sometimes used instead of 'her' as the object of a verb or preposition. 0
  • pronoun herself the reflexive form of she or her 0
  • pronoun herself (intensifier) 0
  • pronoun herself her normal or usual self 0
  • pronoun herself the wife or woman of the house 0
  • pronoun herself a form of she, used: 0
  • pronoun herself as an intensifier 0
  • pronoun herself as a reflexive 0
  • pronoun herself with the meaning “her real, true, or actual self” [she is not herself today] 0
  • pronoun herself as a subject 0
  • pronoun herself (reflexive) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject. 0
  • pronoun herself (emphatic) She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate. 0
  • pronoun herself (Slang) A self-important female. 0
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