herself

/hɝˈsɛlf/
pronoun

Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

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Pronoun 3 meanings

  1. Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

    “Sandra injured herself.”

  2. She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .

    “She was injured herself.”

  3. 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)

    “What's herself up to this time?”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self.

HERSELF at a glance

HERSELF has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + E 1 + L 1 + F 4) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,677 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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