her

¹

[hur, her, er]

pronoun

1. the objective case of she.

   We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.

2. the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective).

   Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving.

3. the dative case of she.

   I gave her the book.

4. Informal.,  (used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verbto be ).

   It's her. It isn't her.

noun

1. Slang.,  a female.

   Is the new baby a her or a him?

her.

²

abbreviation

1. heraldic.

2. heraldry.

her

¹

/ hɜː, hə, ə /

pronoun

1. refers to a female person or animal

   he loves her

   they sold her a bag

   something odd about her

   lucky her!

2. refers to things personified as feminine or traditionally to ships and nations

3. a dialect word for herself

   she needs to get her a better job

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with her

   her silly ideas

   her hair

   her smoking annoys me

her.

²

abbreviation

1. heraldic

2. heraldry

Gender Note

See he ¹, me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of her¹

before 900; Middle English her ( e ), Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo she (feminine of hē he ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of her¹

Old English hire, genitive and dative of hēo _she , feminine of hēo _he ¹ ; related to Old High German ira, Gothic izōs, Middle Dutch hare

Example Sentences

But feeling alone and stuck in New York City, she turns toward this place of cultural familiarity, where the imam counsels her that she’ll be rewarded for her obedience in her next life.

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Aishe has been preparing for her next life since she arrived in New York, getting stronger, smarter, faster, so that she can make the leap to an existence that’s more comfortable, safer, more abundant.

From Los Angeles Times

As the title of this adaptation of Atticus Lish’s 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award-winning debut novel suggests, it captures a liminal time in which Aishe, in reflecting on her past while getting ready for her future, is surprised by the arrival of a new person who enters her life and asks her to stay in the moment, at least for a little while.

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He weaves in Aishe’s childhood memories of her father, with her Uyghur language narration addressed to him, as she asks imploring questions of a man who will never be able to answer.

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Skinner’s military background inspires her own physical training, jogging miles and lifting weights.

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