herself

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.

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[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.

[before 1000; Middle English hire-selfe, Old English hire self. See her, self]

usage: See myself.

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Translations

بنفسها، بدون مساعَدَهنفسهانَفْسِهَا

sesisama

hende selvselvsig selv

sichsie selbstalleinselbst

η ίδια

sesísí mismaella mismaella sola

hän itseitsensä

elle-mêmemêmese

sama sebe

maga

sjálfsjálf, upp á eigin spÿtursjálfa sig

se stessasilei stessasé

彼女自身

그 여자 자신

zichzelfzijzelf

henne selvhun selvpå egen håndseg selvselv

siebie

ela mesma

себясама

čisto sama

hon självsigsig själv

หล่อนเอง

kendisikendikendi başına

tự cô ấy

她自己她本人她独自地

herself

[hɜːˈself] PRON

1. (reflexive) → se
she washed herself → se lavó

2. (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

3. (phrases)
she came by herself → vino sola
she did it by herself → lo hizo ella sola
she's not herself → no se encuentra nada bien

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herself

[hə^rˈsɛlf] pron

(reflexive) → se
She's hurt herself → Elle s'est blessée.

(emphatic) → elle-même
She did it herself → Elle l'a fait elle-même.

(after prep) → elle
She talked mainly about herself → Elle a surtout parlé d'elle.

by herself (= alone) → toute seule
She doesn't like travelling by herself → Elle n'aime pas voyager toute seule.

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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

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herself

[hɜːˈsɛlf] pers pron (reflexive) → si; (emphatic) → lei stessa; (after preposition) → sé, se stessa
she'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. haar إياها، -ها косвен падеж от she ela ji, jí, ní sie, ihr hende την, αυτήνla; le, se; ella 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 haarhenneją, nią مفرد مونث غايب مفعولى او اصفي ضمير ( دى ته ، ددې (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... （宾格）她

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. haar خاصَّتُها неин dela její ihr hendes; dens της su, sus tema (oma) برای او؛ مونث hänen, naisp. son, sa, sesשלה 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 haarhennes; sinjej مونث د دغه لپاره، 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... 她的

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. hare لها، خاصتها неин dela její ihre hendes δικός τηςsuyo, suya, suyos, suyas tema (oma) مال او؛ مونث hänen, naisp. le sien, la sienne, les siens, les siennesשלה 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 haarhennes; sinjej دديې 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... （宾格）她的

herˈself pronoun

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 se; si sich sig selv (σ)τον εαυτό της se, sí misma ennast خودش؛ مونث hän itse / itseään, naisp. elle-même/-se עצמה 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; segsię, siebie دا پخپله ، دې پخپله 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.. 她自己

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 próprio sama selbst selv η ίδιαella 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 zelfalene, på egen hånd, personlig, selvosobiście دا پخپله 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... 她本人

3. without help etc. She did it all by herself. self بنفسها، بدون مساعَدَه сама sozinho sama allein selv 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 zelfselv, alene, på egen hånd sama په يوازيتوب سره sozinho sin­gură сама sama čisto sama sama själv ตัวของเขาเอง (ผู้หญิง) kendi, kendisi 她單獨地 сама کی رجعی شکل Her tự mình 她独自地

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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

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• She's hurt herself (US)
  She has hurt herself (UK) → لَقَدْ جَرَحَتْ نَفْسُها → Ona se zranila → Hun har slået sig → Sie hat sich verletzt → Χτύπησε → Se ha hecho daño ella sola → Hän on satuttanut itsensä → Elle s'est fait mal → Ozlijedila se → Si è fatta male → 彼女は怪我をしました → 다쳤어요 → Ze heeft zich bezeerd → Hun har slått seg → Skaleczyła się → Ela se machucou → Она ударилась → Hon har gjort sig illa → เธอเจ็บตัว → Bir yerini incitti → Con bé tự làm mình đau → 她伤到了自己

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