herself
Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
Example
“She injured herself.”
Other meanings
She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .
“She was injured herself.”
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
“What's herself up to this time?”
Related words
- every woman for herself
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “herself” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.