herpronoun
ukstrong /hɜːr/weak /hər//ər/us/hɝː//hɚ//ɚ/A1 used, usually as the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has just been mentioned or is just about to be mentioned:
If your sister's around, bring her too.
I gave her the letter.
She's a beautiful horse - how long have you had her?
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hers
used to refer to a country, a boat, or a car:
God bless this ship and all who sail in her.
More examples
- She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.
- Rachel ran out of the room and slammed the door behind her.
- I'd like to find Debbie and talk to her about this.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- it
- me
- moi
- number one
- personally
- s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- they
- thou
- us
- you
- yours
- yours truly idiom
- yous
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herdeterminer
uk/hɜːr//hər//ər//hɝː//hɚ//ɚ/belonging to or connected with a woman, girl, or female animal that has just been mentioned or is known about:
I'll see if Louisa will bring her guitar to the party.
I don't know why she quit her job.
We saw a mother duck with her ducklings.
belonging to a country, a boat, or a car:
The boat sank with all her crew.
More examples
- She spends hours on the phone chatting to her friends.
- I'm a bit confused. Was that her husband or her son she was with?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- it
- me
- moi
- number one
- personally
- s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- they
- thou
- us
- you
- yours
- yours truly idiom
- yous
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