herself

/hɜːˈsɛlf/ /hɝˈsɛlf/

Meanings

pronoun

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

Examples :

"She injured herself."

pronoun

She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.

Examples :

"She was injured herself."

grammar language word person essential

pronoun

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)

Examples :

"Have you seen herself yet this morning?"

grammar language person essential

Related Words

important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

Having relevant and crucial value.

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

predicate noun

/ˈpɹɛdɪkət/ /ˈpɹɛdɪˌkeɪt/

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject or the object of the sentence.

"In "The dog barked very loudly", the subject is "the dog" and the predicate is "barked very loudly"."

preposition noun

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ /ˈpɹiːpəˌzɪʃən/

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

"Understanding what a preposition is helps students identify the function of words like "on," "in," and "at" within a sentence. "

intensive noun

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/

Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

"The intensive of "study" suggests a much more focused and dedicated approach to learning. "

reflexive adjective

/ɹəˈflɛksɪv/

That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

"Mirrors are reflective."

sarcastically adverb

/sɑrˈkæstɪkli/ /sərˈkæstɪkli/

In a sarcastic manner.

"My brother sarcastically said, "Wow, that's a fantastic hairstyle!" when I showed him my new haircut. "

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

pronoun noun

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.

"My favorite pronoun is "we," as it often refers to my family and me. "

repetition noun

/ɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

"The teacher used repetition of vocabulary words to help the students learn them. "

appears verb

/əˈpiːɹz/ /əˈpɪəz/ /əˈpɪɹz/

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

"The sun appears from behind the clouds after the rain. "

indicate verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."