her
[ hur; unstressed her, er ]
/ hɜr; unstressed hər, ər /
pronoun
the objective case of she: We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.
the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective): Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving.
Compare hers.
the dative case of she: I gave her the book.
Informal.
(used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verb to be): It's her. It isn't her.
noun
Slang.
a female: Is the new baby a her or a him?
Origin of her
before 900; Middle English
her(e), Old English
hire, genitive and dative of
hēo she (feminine of
hē
he1)
Words nearby her
Definition for her (2 of 3)
she
[ shee ]
/ ʃi /
pronoun, singular nominative she, possessive her or hers, objective her; plural nominative they, possessive their or theirs, objective them.
the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
the woman: She who listens learns.
anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine: spring, with all the memories she conjures up.
noun, plural shes.
a female person or animal.
an object or device considered as female or feminine.
Origin of she
Definition for her (3 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for her (1 of 3)
her
/ (hɜː, unstressed hə, ə) /
pronoun (objective)
refers to a female person or animal
he loves her; they sold her a bag; something odd about her; lucky her!
refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
mainly 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
Word Origin for her
Old English
hire, genitive and dative of
hēo
she, feminine of
hēo
he
1; related to Old High German
ira, Gothic
izōs, Middle Dutch
hare
undefined her
See
me 1
British Dictionary definitions for her (2 of 3)
her.
abbreviation for
heraldic
heraldry
British Dictionary definitions for her (3 of 3)
she
/ (ʃiː) /
pronoun (subjective)
refers to a female person or animal
she is a doctor; she's a fine mare
refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
Australian and NZ an informal word for it 1 (def. 3) she's apples; she'll be right
noun
- a female person or animal
- (in combination)she-cat
Word Origin for she
Old English
sīe, accusative of
sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun
undefined she
See
me 1