herself

herself
her|self
W1S2 [ə'self, hə- strong hə:- $ ər-, hər- strong hə:r-] pron [reflexive form of 'she']
1.) used to show that the woman or girl who does something is affected by her own action
▪ She cut herself on some broken glass.
▪ She made herself a cup of coffee.
2.)
a) used to emphasize that you are talking about one particular woman or girl
▪ It must be true that she's leaving because she told me so herself.
▪ The ornate Town Hall was opened by Queen Victoria herself.
b) used after 'like', 'as', or 'except' instead of 'her'
▪ She met other mothers in the same situation as herself.
3.) (all) by herself
a) alone
▪ Miss Bennet lives by herself.
b) without help from anyone else
▪ The little girl wrote the letter all by herself.
4.) not be/feel/seem herself informal
if a woman or girl is not herself, she does not feel or behave as she usually does, for example because she is upset or ill
▪ You must forgive her - she's not herself at present.
5.) have sth (all) to herself
if a woman or girl has something to herself, she does not have to share it with anyone else
▪ Alice had the house to herself while her parents were away.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • herself — O.E. hire self; see HER (Cf. her) (objective case) + SELF (Cf. self). Originally dative, but since 14c. often treated as genitive, hence her own sweet self, etc. Also see HIMSELF (Cf. himself) …   Etymology dictionary

  • herself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause. 2) (emphatic ) she or her personally …   English terms dictionary

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  • herself — [[t]hə(r)se̱lf[/t]] ♦ (Herself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Herself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 5.) 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON You… …   English dictionary

  • herself */*/*/ — weak [əˈself] , strong [həˈself] pronoun 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘she , used for showing that the woman, girl, or female animal that does something is also affected by what she does Lizzie had locked herself in the bathroom.[/ex] She s going to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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