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herself
[her-self]
pronoun
an emphatic appositive of her or she.
She herself wrote the letter.
a reflexive form of her.
She supports herself.
(used in absolute constructions).
Herself still only a child, she had to take care of her four younger brothers and sisters.
(used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb).
She gave herself a facial massage. He asked her for a picture of herself.
(used in comparisons after as orthan ).
She found out that the others were even more nervous than herself.
her normal or customary self.
After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.
herself
/ əˈɛ /
pronoun
the reflexive form of she or her
(intensifier)
the queen herself signed the letter
(preceded by a copula) her normal or usual self
she looks herself again after the operation
the wife or woman of the house
is herself at home?
Usage
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
It was a welcome sight to see the 2021 US Open champion smiling and enjoying herself after a difficult few years.
Eve has removed herself from the platform as she said users promoted "detrimental and disordered" eating and she was worried about the impact it is having on younger people.
Dr. MacKinnon: “You don’t think she saw your remoteness as a defense? When she uses remoteness herself as a defense. Didn’t you just tell me? She never looks back?”
Yet, Song resists the urge to follow any formula herself, forging questions about love and romance that can’t all be answered by the time the credits roll and the lights go up.
Making a film was just one of many actions we hope other people will take to challenge the belief that a woman’s body belongs to the state, not to herself.
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