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herself
pronoun
used
to
show
that
the
woman
or
girl
who
is
the
subject
of
the
sentence
is
also
the
object
of
the
action
•
Anna
looked
at
herself
in
the
mirror
before
the
interview
.
Anna
looked
at
herself
in
the
mirror
before
the
interview
.
•
The
kitten
scratched
herself
while
playing
with
the
yarn
.
The
kitten
scratched
herself
while
playing
with
the
yarn
.
Old
English
hīe
selfa
,
from
hie
(“
her
”)
+
self
.
Parallel
to
myself
,
yourself
,
himself
.
pronoun
used
to
emphasize
that
a
particular
woman
or
girl
did
something
and
not
someone
else
•
The
chef
herself
served
us
at
the
table
.
The
chef
herself
served
us
at
the
table
.
•
Maria
herself
admitted
the
mistake
.
Maria
herself
admitted
the
mistake
.
pronoun
(
informal
,
Irish
English
)
used
humorously
to
refer
to
someone
’
s
wife
,
girlfriend
,
or
to
a
woman
in
authority
whose
name
the
speaker
chooses
not
to
say
•
I'll
have
to
ask
herself
if
we're
free
this
weekend
.
I'll
have
to
ask
herself
if
we're
free
this
weekend
.
•
Herself
wants
the
lawn
cut
before
the
match
starts
.
Herself
wants
the
lawn
cut
before
the
match
starts
.
she
pronoun
used
to
talk
about
a
woman
or
girl
who
has
already
been
mentioned
or
is
known
to
the
listener
•
She
is
my
best
friend
,
and
I
trust
her
completely
.
She
is
my
best
friend
,
and
I
trust
her
completely
.
•
When
the
teacher
walked
in
,
everyone
knew
she
meant
business
.
When
the
teacher
walked
in
,
everyone
knew
she
meant
business
.
Old
English
"
hēo
" (
she
)
replaced
by
Middle
English
forms
evolving
into
modern
"
she
".
pronoun
used
affectionately
to
refer
to
a
ship
,
car
,
country
,
or
other
thing
as
if
it
were
female
•
The
old
ship
creaked
,
but
she
could
still
cross
the
ocean
.
The
old
ship
creaked
,
but
she
could
still
cross
the
ocean
.
•
I
love
my
new
car
—
she
runs
like
a
dream
.
I
love
my
new
car
—
she
runs
like
a
dream
.
Extension
of
the
personal
pronoun
to
personified
objects
,
first
recorded
in
the
14th
century
for
ships
,
later
cars
and
nations
.
noun
a
female
person
or
animal
•
We
have
two
dogs
:
a
he
and
a
she
.
We
have
two
dogs
:
a
he
and
a
she
.
•
Among
the
puppies
,
each
she
had
a
pink
ribbon
.
Among
the
puppies
,
each
she
had
a
pink
ribbon
.
From
the
pronoun
,
later
reinterpreted
as
a
common
noun
referring
to
a
female
.
her
pronoun
The
object
form
of
“
she
”,
used
as
the
object
of
a
verb
or
preposition
to
refer
to
a
female
person
or
animal
already
mentioned
.
•
I
called
her
last
night
to
check
on
the
project
.
I
called
her
last
night
to
check
on
the
project
.
•
The
teacher
praised
her
for
the
excellent
presentation
.
The
teacher
praised
her
for
the
excellent
presentation
.
Old
English
hire
,
the
dative
and
genitive
form
of
hēo
(“
she
”),
later
replacing
the
earlier
accusative
hīe/hi
.
pronoun
the
object
form
of
“
she
”,
used
instead
of
a
noun
to
refer
to
a
female
person
,
animal
,
or
sometimes
thing
already
known
in
the
situation
•
I
met
her
at
the
library
yesterday
.
I
met
her
at
the
library
yesterday
.
•
The
teacher
praised
her
for
the
excellent
project
.
The
teacher
praised
her
for
the
excellent
project
.
pronoun
used
instead
of
“
she
”
when
the
female
person
or
animal
is
the
object
of
a
verb
or
comes
after
a
preposition
•
I
met
her
at
the
train
station
this
morning
.
I
met
her
at
the
train
station
this
morning
.
•
Tom
waved
to
her
from
across
the
street
.
Tom
waved
to
her
from
across
the
street
.
Old
English
hire
,
the
dative
and
genitive
form
of
“
hēo
” (
she
).
Over
time
,
it
developed
into
the
modern
object
and
possessive
forms
.
determiner
belonging
to
or
connected
with
a
female
person
or
animal
already
mentioned
or
easily
identified
•
This
is
her
backpack
,
not
yours
.
This
is
her
backpack
,
not
yours
.
•
The
puppy
wagged
its
tail
when
it
heard
her
voice
.
The
puppy
wagged
its
tail
when
it
heard
her
voice
.
From
Old
English
hire
,
genitive
form
of
“
hēo
” (
she
),
evolving
into
the
modern
possessive
determiner
.