Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments.
- pro. Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference.
- pro. Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause.
- pro. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to her.
- pro. Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's her.
- pro. 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.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- See under he.
- An abbreviation of heraldry.
Wiktionary
- adj. Belonging to her.
- pro. The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.
GNU Webster's 1913
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old English hire; see ko- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“ But her neck, where he'd tasted turnips, her little round belly, her ass, her soft round cheeks.”
“The Angstywun has juss cum bak frum a gig taht her frenz wuz playin at..her is a tad less angsty tese days.”
“She has to know, in her heart, that this is an embarassing bunch of crap that demeans * her* - not Obama.”
“In many ways it was vintage Hillary -- talking about herself, her own accomplishments, and how dedicated her supporters are to * her* (the deathbed story).”
Hillary: Time To "Write The Next Chapter In America's Story"
“She may have used this as a way to draw a link between herself, her "humanity," and "what the country needs," but the point is that her emotions - real or feigned - were triggered by a question about * her*.”
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Campaign Co-Chair Questions Hillary's Tears
“As her heartbeat slows, her mind settles on the same thoughts that have haunted her for weeks: her desire to understand the order and purpose of things, especially the ambiguity of death and the mysterious abyss between matter and spirit.”
“Well aware of my actions in connection with the ordination of Larry Lester, she reserved judgment on it deciding that she would take the counsel of my father Alexander (Alec) Henry Wallace who had appeared to her* and told her not to worry as I would be okay.”
“Obama is not stupid -- With her track record he far better debating her on neutral ground -- Not at one of * her* Town Hall Meetings.”
Hillary Invites Obama To Appear With Her At Maine Town Hall Meeting -- Will He Accept?
“Part of her core take on the whole Wright business is that she's glad * her* sermons weren't taped so that someone could extract a 15 second sound bite as an attack.”
Race-Tinged Attack Ads Start Flowing From Right In Campaign's Home Stretch
“If she had made any convincing arguments I could've changed back to her (note the * back to her*).”
Obama Campaign Denies Michigan Co-Chair's Claim That Campaign Opposes Revote
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3 Letter Words
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Kangaroo Words 2
Kangaroo words with joey-antonyms, e.g., pest/pet
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my, I, mine, your, his, hers, him, her, their, theirs, our, ours and 34 more...
oroboros HEr Jun 20, 2008