Definitions for herself
hərˈsɛlfher·self

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. herselfpronoun

   her;

   She injured herself.

2. herselfpronoun

   she;

   She was injured herself.

3. herselfpronoun

   A self-important female

   What's herself up to this time?

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herselfpronoun.

   The female personal pronoun, in the oblique cases reciprocal.

   The jealous o’er-worn widow and herself,
   Since that our brother dubb’d them gentlewomen,
   Are mighty gossips in this monarchy. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   The more she looks, the more her fears increase,
   At nearer sight; and she’s herself the less. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Herself

   an emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself

2. Herself

   her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself

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1. Herself

   Herself is a film and tv character.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herself

   hėr-self′, pron. the emphatic form of she in the nominative or objective case: in her real character: having the command of her facilities, sane.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'herself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #527

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'herself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1739

Anagrams for herself »

1. flesher

How to pronounce herself?

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 herself in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of herself in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of herself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of herself in a Sentence

1. Jamie Lynn:

   I wanted her to stop inserting herself in the conservatorship, and so I did n’t understand why we were bringing more people into the conservatorship as opposed to taking them out, but I did n’t speak to her and I thought maybe that too would show Britney how committed I was to her.

2. Davon Dodson:

   I was glad she protected herself, we’re calling her she-ro.

3. The Times piece:

   Sure, the Clinton campaign wants to placate the base. But if Clinton’s recent positions are pandering, this is pandering with a purpose, and without an obvious cost. She’s saying everything she can to make the left happy — without backing herself into a left-wing corner. Where’s the downside in chiding Republicans on voting rights?

4. Simon Menendez:

   She comes out, goes on television and pats herself on the back, it stopped being about us a long time ago.

5. Biju Thomas:

   It was very hurtful to hear those things said about my sister, she didn't kill herself. She was silenced.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Herself
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=herself
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herself
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=herself
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=herself