Her
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɜː/ · Part of speech determiner
Quick meaning: Her is a determiner meaning Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
Meaning
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
More Meanings
- Belonging to a person of unspecified gender (to counterbalance the traditional "his" in this sense).
- (informal) A female person or animal.
- The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.
Example Sentences
This is her book
Give it to her (after preposition)
He wrote her a letter (indirect object)
On 24 April Nelson rejoined his ship, her battle damage repaired […]
Word Forms
- hers
Synonyms for her
Depending on context, synonyms include she.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include girl, him, daughter, son, particular, knows.
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