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Dictionary: her·self   (hûr-sĕlf') pronunciation

pron.
  1. That one identical with her:
    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: She bought herself a new car. She sculpted a likeness of herself.
    2. Used for emphasis: She herself was certain of the facts.
    3. Used in an absolute construction: In office herself, she helped him get a job.
  2. Her normal or healthy condition or state: She's feeling herself again.

[Middle English hire self, from Old English hire selfre, dative of hēo self : hēo, she; see she + self, self; see self.]


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IN BRIEF: Reflexive pronoun indicating possession or belonging by or to a female.

pronunciation For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her. — Charles de Gaulle

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Dansk (Danish)
pron. - hun selv, hende selv, sig, sig selv

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich, zichzelf, haarzelf, zelf

Français (French)
pron. - se, s', elle-même, elle/elle-même (après une préposition), toute seule, (ne pas être) dans son assiette

Deutsch (German)
pron. - sich, sich selbst, selbst

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - αυτή η ίδια, αυτή καθαυτήν, εαυτός της, την ίδια

Italiano (Italian)
se stessa, se stesso, si, sé, stesso

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - ela mesma, a si mesma

Русский (Russian)
себя (ж.р.), себе (ж.р.), самой

Español (Spanish)
pron. - se, a sí misma, se .. a sí mismo, ella misma, en persona

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - sig, sig själv, hon själv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
她自己, 她亲自

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 她自己, 她親自

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 그녀 자신을(에게), 그녀 스스로, 그녀 본래의 상태

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - 自分自身を, 自分で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) نفسها, حالتها السويه أو الحقيقه أو المعافاة صحيا وعقليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮מעצמה, בעצמה, לעצמה, כעצמה‬


 
 
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