her

Syllabification: (her)

Pronunciation: /hər/

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Definition of her

pronoun

[third person singular]

1used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified:she knew I hated her I told Hannah I would wait for herCompare with she.
referring to a ship, country, or other inanimate thing regarded as female:the crew tried to sail her through a narrow gap
often used in place of “she” after the verb “to be” and after “than” or “as” to refer to a female person or animal:it must be her he was younger than her

2 archaic or dialect herself:peevishly she flung her on her face

determiner

1belonging to or associated with a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified:Patricia loved her job how the mother crane treats her babies
belonging to or associated with a ship, country, or other inanimate thing regarded as female.

2 (Her) used in titles:Her Royal Highness

Origin:

Old English hire, genitive and dative of hīo, hēo 'she'

On whether her or she is the correct pronoun in a comparative construction (“younger than her” or “younger than she”?), see personal pronoun (usage) and than.

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