herself

her·self  (hûr-slf)

pron.

1. That one identical with her:

a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: She bought herself a new car. She sculpted a likeness of herself.

b. Used for emphasis: She herself was certain of the facts.

c. Used in an absolute construction: In office herself, she helped him get a job.

2. Her normal or healthy condition or state: She's feeling herself again.

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[Middle English hire self, from Old English hire selfre, dative of ho self : ho, she; see she + self, self; see self.]

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herself

pron

1.

a. the reflexive form of she or her: she busied herself at the stove

b. used for emphasis: none other than The Great Mother herself

2. her normal self: she hasn't been herself all week

Translations

herself [həːˈsɛlf] pron (reflexive) → se;

(emphatic) → ella misma;

(after prep) → sí (misma) see also oneself

herself [həːˈsɛlf] pron (reflexive) → se;

(emphatic) → elle-même;

(after prep) → elle see also oneself

herself [həːˈsɛlf] pron → sich;

(emphatic) → (sie) selbst see also oneself

herself [həːˈsɛlf] pron (reflexive) → si;

(emphatic) → lei stessa;

(after prep) → se stessa, sé