herself
/hɝˈsɛlf/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.78 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
pron
She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .
pron
The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others)
Example Sentences
- "Sandra injured herself."
- "The United States is causing problems for herself with this policy."
- "This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer."
- "Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others."
- "She was injured herself."
- "What's herself up to this time?"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /hɝˈsɛlf/
- British English: /hɜːˈsɛlf/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
every woman for herself
you ally'all you guys yous
all yours y'all's you guys' your guys'
all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys'
The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun
including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete
archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.