herself

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[edit] English

Most common English words: passed « true « friend « #293: herself » year » dear » high

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[edit] Pronoun

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?

[edit] See also

the English reflexive pronouns
singular plural
1st myself ourselves
2nd yourself, thyself yourselves, thyselves
3rd himself/herself/itself/oneself themselves

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