herself
Pronunciation: /hɜːˈsɛlf/
The English word “herself” has 3 meanings listed here.
pronoun
- Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
- She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .
- The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others)
Etymology
From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self.
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