herself

hərˈsɛlf

Definition

Definition of herself - Reverso English Dictionary

Pronoun

reflexiveobject of verb or preposition referring to a female subject

She bought herself a new dress.

self

emphaticintensive repetition of the female subject

She herself completed the entire project.

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Expressions with herself

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every woman for herself

each woman must take care of herself

In the chaos, it was every woman for herself.

law unto herself

someone who does things their own way

She is a law unto herself, always following her own rules.

Origin of herself

English, her (possessive pronoun) + self (oneself)

Terms with herself included in their meaning

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your girl

self-reference

female speaker referring to herself

Dido

mythology

legendary founder and queen of Carthage who killed herself

hollaback girl

assertiveness

woman who is assertive and stands up for herself

suttee

tradition

custom where a widow burns herself on husband's funeral pyre

every woman for herself

self-reliance

each woman must take care of herself

Examples of herself in a sentence

She prides herself on her achievements.
The CEO herself announced the merger.
The artist herself painted the mural.

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French:elle-même, ...
German:sich, selbst, ...
Italian:se stessa, stessa, ...
Spanish:sí misma, misma, ...
Portuguese:si mesma, própria, ...
Chinese:她自己, ...
Japanese:自分, 自身, ...
Arabic:نَفْسُهَا, ...
Hebrew:עַצְמָהּ, בְּעַצְמָהּ, ...
Russian:себе, сама, ...
Ukrainian:собі, сама, ...
Hindi:अपने लिए, खुद, ...
Bengali:নিজেকে, নিজেই, ...
Catalan:ella mateixa, mateixa, ...
Czech:se, sama, ...
Danish:sig selv, selv, ...
Dutch:zichzelf, zelf, ...
Greek:τον εαυτό της, η ίδια, ...
Hungarian:maga, ő maga, ...
Khmer:ខ្លួនឯង, ខ្លួននាងផ្ទាល់, ...
Korean:자신에게, 자신이, ...
Persian:خودش, ...
Polish:siebie, sama, ...
Portuguese (BR):si mesma, mesma, ...
Romanian:se, însăși, ...
Swedish:sig, själv, ...
Thai:ตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendine, kendisi, ...
Vietnamese:tự mình, ...

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