Definitions for HER
hɜr; unstressed hər, ərher

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. herpronoun

   The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.

   This is her book

2. herpronoun

   Belonging to her.

   This is her book

3. Etymology: From hē₂r, apparently from the stem *hi- ‘this’; the exact formation is unclear. Cognate with Old Saxon hēr, Old High German hiar, Old Norse hér, Gothic
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herpron.

   Etymology: hera, Her, in Saxon, stood for their, or of them, which at length became the female possessive.

   1. Belonging to a female; of a she; of a woman.

   About his neck
   A green and gilded snake had wreath’d itself,
   Who with her head, nimble in threats, approach’d
   The opening of his mouth. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   Still new favourites she chose,
   ’Till up in arms my passion rose,
   And cast away her yoke. Abraham Cowley.

   One month, three days, and half an hour,
   Judith held the sov’reign pow’r;
   Wond’rous beautiful her face;
   But so weak and small her wit,
   That she to govern were unfit,
   And so Susanna took her place. Abraham Cowley.

   2. The oblique case of she.

   England is so idly king’d,
   Her sceptre so fantastically borne,
   That fear attends her not. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   She cannot seem deform’d to me,
   And I would have her seem to others so. Abraham Cowley.

   The moon arose clad o’er in light,
   With thousand stars attending on her train;
   With her they rise, with her they set again. Abraham Cowley.

   Should I be left, and thou be lost, the sea,
   That bury’d her I lov’d, should bury me. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Her

   Her is a song recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in June 1999 as the third single from the album What This Country Needs. The song reached #33 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Her

   the form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out

2. Her

   alt. of Here

3. Etymology: [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of ho she. from the same root as E. he. See He.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Her

   hėr, pron. objective and possessive case of she.—adj. belonging to a female. [M. E. here—A.S. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of heó, she.]

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1. her

   Song lyrics by her -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by her on the Lyrics.com website.

2. HER

   What does HER stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HER acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Her is ranked #2404 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Her surname appeared 15,089 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Her.
   
   94.8% or 14,307 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.3% or 358 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 234 total occurrences were White.
   0.9% or 149 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.2% or 35 total occurrences were Black.
   0% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #87

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #161

Anagrams for HER »

1. EHR

2. rhe

3. reh

How to pronounce HER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HER in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of HER in a Sentence

1. President John Pombe Magufuli:

   In my administration as the President no pregnant girl will go back to school... she has chosen that of kind life, let her take care of the child.

2. Sarah Super:

   I think this has brought this almost unavoidable conversation into public space, something we don't talk about as a community is the pervasive nature of sexual violence. Her( Hodges) speaking up forces our community to face that this happens and can happen to anybody.

3. Mike Pence:

   Its time to do more, the day is coming soon when Venezuelas long nightmare will end, when Venezuela will once more be free, when her people will see a new birth of freedom, in a nation reborn to libertad.

4. Ashraf Ghani:

   You stood shoulder to shoulder with us and I'd like to say, 'thank you.' I would also like to thank the American taxpayer for his and her hard-earned dollars.

5. Ash Barty:

   I've played Ons before. Played doubles with her. She's a great person as well. I enjoy giving her a little bit of stick every single day when I see her. She gives it back, which I love. It's great banter, it's really nice to see her starting to play big matches, get herself deeper in tournaments. She has the ability, she has the brain on the tennis court... (she is) someone who brings a smile on my face whenever I see her.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Her
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HER
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HER
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HER
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html