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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024her•self /hɚˈsɛlf/USA pronunciation pron. - Pronounsthe form of the pronoun she, a reflexive pronoun, used to show that the subject of the sentence and this pronoun (a direct object, indirect object, or an object of a preposition) refer to the same female person:Anne supports herself (= Anne supports Anne).
- (used to give emphasis): The queen herself wrote the letter.
- Pronouns(used in place of she or her in various constructions where it is clear from some previous discussion who the female is):The producer and herself were not on speaking terms. (= The producer and some female we were talking about recently were not on speaking terms).
- her normal or customary self:After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024her•self (hər self′),USA pronunciation pron. - an emphatic appositive of her or she: She herself wrote the letter.
- a reflexive form of her: She supports herself.
- (used in absolute constructions):Herself still only a child, she had to take care of her four younger brothers and sisters.
- (used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb):She gave herself a facial massage. He asked her for a picture of herself.
- (used in comparisons after as or than):She found out that the others were even more nervous than herself.
- her normal or customary self:After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.
- Middle English hire-selfe, Old English hire self. See her, self bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: herself /həˈsɛlf/ pron - the reflexive form of she or her
- (intensifier): the queen herself signed the letter
- (preceded by a copula) her normal or usual self: she looks herself again after the operation
- Irish Scot the wife or woman of the house: is herself at home?
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