herself

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Pronoun 1.2.1 See also 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /hɜːˈsɛlf/, SAMPA: /h3:"sElf/
• (GenAm) IPA: /hɝˈsɛlf/, SAMPA: /h3`s"Elf/
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  Rhymes: -ɛlf

• Hyphenation: her‧self

[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

[edit] Translations