herself

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Pronoun[edit]

herself the third person singular, feminine, personal pronoun (the reflexive form of she, masculine himself, neuter itself, gender-irrelevant xyrself, plural themselves)

  1. (reflexive) her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
    She injured herself.
  2. (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
    She was injured herself.
  3. (slang) A self-important female
    What's herself up to this time?

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(reflexive object) her
(as intensifier) she
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English personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Subject Objective Reflexive Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun
Singular First — I me myself my mine
Second — you,
thou (archaic)		 you,
thee (archaic)		 yourself,
thyself (archaic)
theeself (archaic)		 your,
thy (archaic)		 yours,
thine (archaic)
Third Masculine he him himself his
Feminine she her herself her hers
Neuter it itself its its (rare)
Gender-neutral they them themself their theirs
Plural First — we us ourselves our ours
Second — you,
ye (archaic)		 you yourselves your yours
Third — they them themselves their theirs
Indefinite Third — one oneself one's —

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