her
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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.
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 me1
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 he1)]
her.
1. heraldic.
2. heraldry.
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.
Translations
إياها، -هاخَاصّ بِالـمُفْرَدَة الغَائِبَةخاصَّتُهاضَمِيرُ الغَائِبَةِ الـمتصلها
jejíjijíníona
hendehendessindens
ŝia
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
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
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
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.
I can see her → Je la vois.
Look at her! → Regarde-la!
I saw her → Je l'ai vue.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
herˈself pronoun1. 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.
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.
3. without help etc. She did it all by herself.