herself
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her·self
(hûr-sĕlf′)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.
[Middle English hire self, from Old English hire selfre, dative of hēo self : hēo, she; see she + self, self; see self.]
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herself
(həˈsɛlf)pron
1.
a. the reflexive form of she or her
b. (intensifier): the queen herself signed the letter.
2. (preceded by a copula) her normal or usual self: she looks herself again after the operation.
3. Irish and Scot the wife or woman of the house: is herself at home?.
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her•self
(hərˈsɛlf)pron.
1. a reflexive form of her (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition): She supports herself. She bought herself a briefcase. She pulled the covers over herself.
2. (used as an intensive): She herself wrote the letter.
3. (used in absolute constructions): Herself only a child, she had to raise three younger brothers.
4. (used in place of she or her in compound and comparative constructions): The producer and herself were not on speaking terms. The others were even more nervous than herself.
5. her normal or customary self: After a week of rest, she will be herself again.
6. Irish Eng. and Scot. a woman of importance, esp. the head of a household or family: Herself has gone to market.
usage: See myself.
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Translations
بنفسها، بدون مساعَدَهنفسهانَفْسِهَا
sesisama
hende selvselvsig selv
hän itseitsensä
sama sebe
maga
sjálfsjálf, upp á eigin spÿtursjálfa sig
彼女自身
그 여자 자신
zichzelfzijzelf
čisto sama
hon självsigsig själv
หล่อนเอง
tự cô ấy
herself
[hɜːˈself] PRON2. (emphatic) → ella misma; (after prep) → sí (misma)
she did it herself → lo hizo ella misma
she went herself → fue ella misma or en persona
she talked mainly about herself → habló principalmente de sí misma
she said to herself → dijo entre or para sí
she did it herself → lo hizo ella misma
she went herself → fue ella misma or en persona
she talked mainly about herself → habló principalmente de sí misma
she said to herself → dijo entre or para sí
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
herself
[hərˈsɛlf] pronCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
herself
pers pron
(dir and indir obj, with prep) → sich ? also myself
(emph) → (sie) selbst
n (Ir inf) it was herself who told me → sie selbst hat es mir gesagt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
herself
[hɜːˈsɛlf] pers pron (reflexive) → si; (emphatic) → lei stessa; (after preposition) → sé, se stessashe's not herself today → ha qualcosa che non va oggi
she did it (all) by herself → l'ha fatto (tutto) da sola
see also oneself
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
her
(həː) pronoun (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.
adjective 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.
hers (həːz) pronoun 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.
herˈself pronoun1. 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.
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.
3. without help etc. She did it all by herself.
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herself
→ نَفْسِهَا se hende selv sie selbst η ίδια se hän itse elle-même sama sebe se stessa 彼女自身 그 여자 자신 zichzelf seg selv siebie ela mesma себя hon själv หล่อนเอง kendisi tự cô ấy 她自己Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- She's hurt herself (US)
She has hurt herself (UK)
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