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her

(hər, ər; hûr when stressed)
adj.The possessive form of she
Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments.
pron.The objective case of she
1. Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference.
2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause.
3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to her.
4. Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's her.
5. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: She got her a new job. See Note at me.
6. Slang Used in place of it, especially in set expressions: That about does her. Let her rip.
n.
A female: The dog is a her. See Usage Notes at be, I1.
[Middle English, from Old English hire; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]
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her

(hɜː; unstressed hə; ə)
pron (objective)
1. refers to a female person or animal: he loves her; they sold her a bag; something odd about her; lucky her!.
2. refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
3. chiefly US a dialect word for herself: she needs to get her a better job.
determiner
of, belonging to, or associated with her: her silly ideas; her hair; her smoking annoys me.
[Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she, feminine of hēo he1; related to Old High German ira, Gothic izōs, Middle Dutch hare]
Usage: See at me 1
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her

(hɜr; unstressed hər, ər)

pron.
1. the objective case of she, used as a direct or indirect object: We saw her this morning. I gave her the message.
2. a form of the possessive case of she used as an attributive adjective: Her coat is on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving. Compare hers.
3. (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verb to be): It's her.
n.
4. Informal. a female: Is the new baby a her or a him?
[before 900; Middle English her(e), Old English hire, genitive and dat. of hēo she (feminine of hē he 1)]
usage: See he 1, me.

her.

1. heraldic.
2. heraldry.
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her

Her can be the object of a verb or preposition. You use her to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has already been mentioned, or whose identity is known.

They gave her the job.
I knew your mother. I was at school with her.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'her' as the indirect object of a sentence when you are referring to the same person as the subject. Instead use herself.

Rose bought herself a sandwich for lunch.
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Translations
jejíjijíníona
hendehendessindens
ŝia
su la ella ella (after prep)sus (de ella)
hänhänen
njezinnjoj
-ja, -jeneki
hennarhún; hana, henniverîa langur/súr á svip
彼女彼女の彼女を
그 여자그 여자의
sua
jająjaijospati
viņaiviņasviņu
junejňou
njennjo
hennehennes
เธอของหล่อน
cô ấycủa chị ấy

her

[hɜːʳ]
A. PRON
1. (= direct object) → la
I can see her → la veo
look at her! → ¡mírala!
I have never seen HER → a ella no la he visto nunca
2. (= indirect object) → le; (combined with direct object pron) → se
you must tell her the truth → tienes que decirle la verdad
yes of course I gave her the book → sí, claro que le di el libro
yes of course I gave them to her → sí, claro que se los di
I gave the book to HER not Peter → le di el libro a ella, no a Peter
I'm speaking to HER not you → le estoy hablando a ella, no a ti
give it to her when you go to Liverpool → dáselo cuando vayas a Liverpool
I gave it to HER not Peter → se lo di a ella, no a Peter
3. (after prep, in comparisons, with verb "to be") → ella
he thought of her → pensó en ella
without her → sin ella
I'm going with her → voy con ella
she was carrying it on her → lo llevaba consigo
if I were her → yo que ella
younger than her → más joven or menor que ella
it's her → es ella
B. POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → su; (with plural noun) → sus
her book/table → su libro/mesa
her friends → sus amigos
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her

[ˈhɜːr](STRONG) [ər hər]
pron
(direct object) → la, l' before word starting with a vowel or before mute h
I can see her → Je la vois.
Look at her! → Regarde-la!
I saw her → Je l'ai vue.
(indirect object) → lui
I gave her a book → Je lui ai donné un livre.
I told her the truth → Je lui ai dit la vérité.
Give her a book → Donne-lui un livre.
(stressed, after prep) → elle
I'm going with her → Je vais avec elle.
He sat next to her → Il s'est assis à côté d'elle.
I'm older than her → Je suis plus âgé qu'elle.
adj → son(sa), ses pl
her father → son père
her mother → sa mère
her parents → ses parents
her friend (male) → son ami ; (female) → son amie
She's going to wash her hair
BUT Elle va se laver les cheveux.
She's cleaning her teeth
BUT Elle se brosse les dents.
She's hurt her foot
BUT Elle s'est fait mal au pied.
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her

pers pron
(dir obj, with prep +acc) → sie; (indir obj, with prep +dat) → ihr; (when she is previously mentioned in clause) → sich; with her books about her → mit ihren Büchern um sich
(emph) → sie; it’s her → sie ists; who, her? → wer, sie?
poss adj → ihr ? also my
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her

[hɜːʳ]
1. pers pron
a. (direct, unstressed) → la, l'+ vowel; (stressed) → lei
I hear her → la sento
I heard her → l'ho sentita
I've never seen HER → lei, non l'ho mai vista
b. (indirect) → le
I gave her the book → le ho dato il libro
I spoke to her → le ho parlato
c. (after prep, in comparisons) → lei
without her → senza di lei
I was thinking of her → pensavo a lei
she had a case with her → aveva con sé una valigia
if I were her → se fossi in lei
it's her → è lei
I'm older than her → sono più vecchio di lei
2. poss adj → il/la suo/a pl → i/le suoi/sue
this is her house → questa è la sua casa
her brother → suo fratello
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her

(həː) pronoun
(used as the object of a verb or preposition) a female person or animal already spoken about. I'll ask my mother when I see her; He came with her. haar إياها، -ها косвен падеж от she ela ji, jí, ní sie, ihr hende την, αυτήν la; le, se; ella tema, teda jne. او؛ مونث hän/hänet/häntä/hänelle, naisp. elle, la אוֹתַה उसकी स्त्री nju, nje, njoj (osobna zamjenica) őt, neki (nőnemben) dia, nya hún; hana, henni lei; la 彼女を 그녀를 ją, (su) ja, jai, joje viņu; viņai (papildinātāja forma) dia haar henne ją, nią مفرد مونث غايب مفعولى او اصفي ضمير ( دى ته ، ددې (pe) ea, -o; ei, îi её jej, nej, ju, ňou njo, jo nju henne เธอ onu (受格)她 її کی مفعولی حالت She nó, cô ấy, bà ấy, chị ấy... (宾格)她
adjective
belonging to such a person or animal. My mother bought the neighbour's car, so it's her car now; a cat and her kittens. haar خاصَّتُها неин dela její ihr hendes; dens της su, sus tema (oma) برای او؛ مونث hänen, naisp. son, sa, ses שלה उसका njezin (az ő) -ja/-je/-a/-e (nőnemben) miliknya hennar suo, sua, suoi, sue 彼女の 그녀의 jos viņas (piederības forma) dia; ia; nya haar hennes; sin jej مونث د دغه لپاره، ei её jej njen njen hennes, sin, sitt, sina ของเธอ onun 她的 її ضمیر ملکیت của nó, của cô ấy, của bà ấy, của chị ấy... 她的
hers (həːz) pronoun
something which belongs to a female person or animal already spoken about. It's not your book – it's hers; Hers is on that shelf. hare لها، خاصتها неин dela její ihre hendes δικός της suyo, suya, suyos, suyas tema (oma) مال او؛ مونث hänen, naisp. le sien, la sienne, les siens, les siennes שלה उसका njezino az övé (nőnemben) miliknya hennar il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue 彼女のもの 그녀의 것 jos viņas; viņējā dia punya haar hennes; sin jej دديې al ei, a ei, ai ei, ale ei её jej njen njen hennes สรรพนามแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ onunki 她的東西 її کسی عورت کی ملکیات ظاہر کرتا ہے của hoặc thuộc về nó, cô ấy, chị ấy, bà ấy... (宾格)她的
herˈself pronoun
1. used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs. The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror. haarself نفسها себе си -se se; si sich sig selv (σ)τον εαυτό της se, sí misma ennast خودش؛ مونث hän itse / itseään, naisp. elle-même/-se עצמה खुद को nju samu, sebe (ön)maga (nő) dirinya sjálfa sig si, se stessa 彼女自身を (재귀) 그녀 자신 savęs, sau, save, savimi, savyje sevi; sev dia sendiri haarzelf hun/henne selv; seg się, siebie دا پخپله ، دې پخپله ea însăşi, se себя; себе sa se se sig ตัวเธอเอง kendisi, kendi 她自己 себе, саму себе وہ بذات خود کرے گی tự nó, tự cô ta, tự bà ta, tự chị ta.. 她自己
2. used to emphasize she, ~her, or the name of a female person or animal. She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself. self نفسها тя самата próprio sama selbst selv η ίδια ella misma ise خودش؛ مونث itse, naisp. elle-même בְּעַצמָה स्वयं ona sama ő/saját maga (nő) sendiri sjálf stessa, in persona, proprio 彼女自身 (강조) 그녀 자신 pati pati sendiri zelf alene, på egen hånd, personlig, selv osobiście دا پخپله próprio ea însăşi сама sama ona sama sama själv ตัวเธอเอง kendi başına 她本人 сама کی تاکید کے لیے She chính nó, chính bà ta, chính cô ta, chính chị ta... 她本人
3. without help etc. She did it all by herself. self بنفسها، بدون مساعَدَه сама sozinho sama allein selv μόνη της ella sola, ella misma ise به تنهایی؛ مونث itse, naisp. elle-même בְּעַצמָה बिना किसी मदद के sama, osobno egymaga sendirian sjálf, upp á eigin spÿtur lei stessa 彼女自身で 그녀 스스로 pati (viena) pati sendiri zelf selv, alene, på egen hånd sama په يوازيتوب سره sozinho sin­gură сама sama čisto sama sama själv ตัวของเขาเอง (ผู้หญิง) kendi, kendisi 她單獨地 сама کی رجعی شکل Her tự mình 她独自地
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her

→ خَاصّ بِالـمُفْرَدَة الغَائِبَة , ضَمِيرُ الغَائِبَةِ الـمتصل její, ona hende, sin ihr , sie αυτήν , δικός της la , su hän, hänen elle , son njezin, njoj lei , suo 彼女の, 彼女を 그 여자, 그 여자의 haar henne , hennes jej dela , ela ее henne, hennes เธอ, ของหล่อน onu, ona cô ấy, của chị ấy 她 , 她的
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