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her
1[ hur; unstressed her, er ]
pronoun
- the objective case of she:
We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.
Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving.
- the dative case of she:
I gave her the book.
- Informal. (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verb to be ):
It's her. It isn't her.
noun
- Slang. a female:
Is the new baby a her or a him?
her.
2abbreviation for
- heraldic.
- heraldry.
her.
1abbreviation for
- heraldic
- heraldry
her
2/ hɜː; hə; ə /
pronoun
- refers to a female person or animal
something odd about her
he loves her
they sold her a bag
lucky her!
- refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
- a dialect word for herself
she needs to get her a better job
determiner
- of, belonging to, or associated with her
her smoking annoys me
her silly ideas
her hair
Usage
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of her1
Example Sentences
Sarah Snook is the presumed front-runner in the lead actress in a play race for her solo tour de force in the multimedia extravaganza version of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
Speaking of the glam, I saw you tell Drew Barrymore that Blake Lively wanted to base her aesthetic on you for the first film.
As a millennial who got a dog and spoiled her during the pandemic, of course I cook food for my German Shepherd Zoya.
She said it is "life-saving" and "imperative" that her son has a nurse in school.
Elsewhere, Audra McDonald received her 11th Tony nomination, for her role in Gypsy, making her the most nominated performer in history.
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