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her  (hr, r; hûr when stressed)
adj. The possessive form of she.
Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments.
pron. The objective case of she.
1. Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference.
2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause.
3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to her.
4. Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's her.
5. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: She got her a new job. See Note at me.
n.
A female: The dog is a her. See Usage Notes at be, I1.

[Middle English, from Old English hire; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

her [hɜː (unstressed) hə ə]
pron (objective)
1. refers to a female person or animal he loves her they sold her a bag something odd about her lucky her!
2. refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations
3. Chiefly US a dialect word for herself when used as an indirect object she needs to get her a better job
determiner
of, belonging to, or associated with her her silly ideas her hair her smoking annoys me
[Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she, feminine of hēo he1; related to Old High German ira, Gothic izōs, Middle Dutch hare]
Usage: See at me1
Translations
her [hɜːʳ]
A. PRON
1. (= direct object) → la
I can see herla veo
look at her!¡mírala!
I have never seen HERa ella no la he visto nunca
2. (= indirect object) → le; (combined with direct object pron) → se
you must tell her the truthtienes que decirle la verdad
yes of course I gave her the booksí, claro que le di el libro
yes of course I gave them to hersí, claro que se los di
I gave the book to HER not Peterle di el libro a ella, no a Peter
I'm speaking to HER not youle estoy hablando a ella, no a ti
give it to her when you go to Liverpooldáselo cuando vayas a Liverpool
I gave it to HER not Peterse lo di a ella, no a Peter
3. (after prep, in comparisons, with verb "to be") → ella
he thought of herpensó en ella
without hersin ella
I'm going with hervoy con ella
she was carrying it on herlo llevaba consigo
if I were heryo que ella
younger than hermás joven or menor que ella
it's heres ella
B. POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → su; (with plural noun) → sus
her book/tablesu libro/mesa
her friendssus amigos

her [ˈhɜːr](STRONG) rr]
pron
(direct object)la, l' before word starting with a vowel or before mute h
I can see her → Je la vois.
Look at her! → Regarde-la!
I saw her → Je l'ai vue.
(indirect object)lui
I gave her a book → Je lui ai donné un livre.
I told her the truth → Je lui ai dit la vérité.
Give her a book → Donne-lui un livre.
(stressed, after prep)elle
I'm going with her → Je vais avec elle.
He sat next to her → Il s'est assis à côté d'elle.
I'm older than her → Je suis plus âgé qu'elle.
adjson*(sa), ses pl
her father → son père
her mother → sa mère
her parents → ses parents
her friend (male)son ami; (female)son amie
She's going to wash her hair
BUT Elle va se laver les cheveux.
She's cleaning her teeth
BUT Elle se brosse les dents.
She's hurt her foot
BUT Elle s'est fait mal au pied.

her
pers pron
(dir obj, with prep +acc) → sie; (indir obj, with prep +dat) → ihr; (when she is previously mentioned in clause) → sich; with her books about hermit ihren Büchern um sich
(emph)sie; it’s hersie ists; who, her?wer, sie?
poss adjihr ? also my

her [hɜːʳ]
1. pers pron
a. (direct, unstressed) → la, l'+ vowel; (stressed) → lei
I hear her → la sento
I heard her → l'ho sentita
I've never seen HER → lei, non l'ho mai vista
b. (indirect) → le
I gave her the book → le ho dato il libro
I spoke to her → le ho parlato
c. (after prep, in comparisons) → lei
without her → senza di lei
I was thinking of her → pensavo a lei
she had a case with her → aveva con sé una valigia
if I were her → se fossi in lei
it's her → è lei
I'm older than her → sono più vecchio di lei
2. poss adjil/la suo/a pli/le suoi/sue
this is her house → questa è la sua casa
her brother → suo fratello

her [hɜːʳ]
1. pers pron
a. (direct, unstressed) → la, l'+ vowel; (stressed) → lei
I hear her → la sento
I heard her → l'ho sentita
I've never seen HER → lei, non l'ho mai vista
b. (indirect) → le
I gave her the book → le ho dato il libro
I spoke to her → le ho parlato
c. (after prep, in comparisons) → lei
without her → senza di lei
I was thinking of her → pensavo a lei
she had a case with her → aveva con sé una valigia
if I were her → se fossi in lei
it's her → è lei
I'm older than her → sono più vecchio di lei
2. poss adjil/la suo/a pli/le suoi/sue
this is her house → questa è la sua casa
her brother → suo fratello

her
pron her [həː]
(used as the object of a verb or preposition) a female person or animal already spoken about I'll ask my mother when I see her; He came with her. haar إياها، -ها косвен падеж от she ji, jí, ní hende sie, ihr την, αυτήν la (complemento directo); le, se (complemento indirecto); ella (con una preposición) tema, teda jne. او؛ مونث hän/hänet/häntä/hänelle, naisp. elle, la אוֹתַה उसकी स्त्री nju, nje, njoj (osobna zamjenica) őt, neki (nőnemben) dia, nya hún; hana, henni lei; la 彼女を 그녀를 ją, (su) ja, jai, joje viņu; viņai (papildinātāja forma) dia haar henne , nią (pe) ea, -o; ei, îi её jej, nej, ju, ňou njo, jo nju henne เธอ onu (受格)她 її کی مفعولی حالت She nó, cô ấy, bà ấy, chị ấy...
adj
belonging to such a person or animal My mother bought the neighbour's car, so it's her car now; a cat and her kittens. haar خاصَّتُها неин její hendes; dens ihr (δικός) της su, sus (de ella) tema (oma) برای او؛ مونث hänen, naisp. son, sa, ses שֶלָה उसका njezin (az ő) -ja/-je/-a/-e (nőnemben) miliknya hennar suo, sua, suoi, sue 彼女の 그녀의 jos viņas (piederības forma) dia; ia; nya haar hennes; sin jej ei её jej njen njen hennes, sin, sitt, sina ของเธอ onun 她的 її ضمیر ملکیت của nó, của cô ấy, của bà ấy, của chị ấy...
pron hers [həːz]
something which belongs to a female person or animal already spoken about It's not your book – it's hers; Hers is on that shelf. hare لها، خاصتها неин její hendes ihre(-r/-s) δικός της (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas (de ella) tema (oma) مال او؛ مونث hänen, naisp. le sien, la sienne, les siens, les siennes שֶלָה उसका njezino az övé (nőnemben) miliknya hennar il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue 彼女のもの 그녀의 것 jos viņas; viņējā dia punya haar hennes; sin jej al ei, a ei, ai ei, ale ei её jej njen njen hennes สรรพนามแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ onunki 她的東西 її کسی عورت کی ملکیات ظاہر کرتا ہے của hoặc thuộc về nó, cô ấy, chị ấy, bà ấy...
pron herˈself
1 used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror. haarself نفسها себе си se; si sig selv sich (σ)τον εαυτό της se, sí misma ennast خودش؛ مونث hän itse / itseään, naisp. elle-même/-se עַצמָה खुद को nju samu, sebe (ön)maga (nő) dirinya sjálfa sig si, se stessa 彼女自身を (재귀) 그녀 자신 savęs, sau, save, savimi, savyje sevi; sev dia sendiri haarzelf hun/henne selv; seg (selv) się, siebie ea însăşi, se себя; себе sa se se sig ตัวเธอเอง kendisi, kendi 她自己 себе, саму себе وہ بذات خود کرے گی tự nó, tự cô ta, tự bà ta, tự chị ta..
2 used to emphasize she, ~her, or the name of a female person or animal She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself. self نفسها тя самата sama selv selbst η ίδια ella misma ise خودش؛ مونث itse, naisp. elle-même בְּעַצמָה स्वयं ona sama ő/saját maga (nő) sendiri sjálf stessa, in persona, proprio 彼女自身 (강조) 그녀 자신 pati pati sendiri (zij) zelf alene, på egen hånd, personlig, selv osobiście próprio ea însăşi сама sama ona sama sama själv ตัวเธอเอง kendi başına 她本人 сама کی تاکید کے لیے She chính nó, chính bà ta, chính cô ta, chính chị ta...
3 without help etc She did it all by herself. self بنفسها، بدون مساعَدَه сама sama selv allein μόνη της ella sola, ella misma ise به تنهایی؛ مونث itse, naisp. elle-même בְּעַצמָה बिना किसी मदद के sama, osobno egymaga sendirian sjálf, upp á eigin spÿtur lei stessa 彼女自身で 그녀 스스로 pati (viena) pati sendiri (zij) zelf selv, alene, på egen hånd sama sozinho sin­gură сама sama čisto sama sama själv ตัวเธอเอง kendi, kendisi 她單獨地 сама کی رجعی شکل Her tự mình

her خاص بالمفردة الغائبة, ضمير الغائبة المتصل její, ona hende, hendes ihr, sie αυτήν, δικός της la, su hän, hänen elle, son njezin, nju lei, suo 彼女の, 彼女を 그 여자, 그 여자의 haar henne, hennes jej dela, ela ее henne, hennes เธอ, ของหล่อน onu, ona cô ấy, của chị ấy , 她的


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