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Pronunciation: /həː/

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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 her
referring to a ship, country, or other inanimate thing regarded as female:the crew tried to sail her through a narrow gap
used after the verb ‘to be’ and after ‘than’ or ‘as’:it must be her he was younger than herSee usage below.
West Indian she:she will get all her wants

2 archaic or North American 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
belonging to or associated with a ship, country, or other inanimate thing regarded as female: at her launch, she was the ultimate in luxury transatlantic travel

2 (Her) used in titles:Her Majesty

Phrases

her indoors: British informal, humorous one’s wife: I was taking her indoors out for a day at the zoo

Origin:

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

Is it incorrect to say I am older than her (rather than I am older than she) or it’s her all right (rather than it’s she all right) and, if so, why? For a discussion of this issue, see personal pronoun (usage).

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