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herself

[her-self]

pronoun

an emphatic appositive of her or she: She herself wrote the letter.

a reflexive form of her: She supports herself.

(used in absolute constructions): Herself still only a child, she had to take care of her four younger brothers and sisters.

(used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb): She gave herself a facial massage. He asked her for a picture of herself.

(used in comparisons after as or than): She found out that the others were even more nervous than herself.

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her normal or customary self: After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English hire-selfe, Old English hire self. See her, self

Usage note
See myself.

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herself (həˈsɛlf)

—*pron*
1.	a. the reflexive form of she or her
	b. (intensifier): the queen herself signed the letter
2.	(preceded by a copula) her normal or usual self: she looks herself again after the operation
3.	(Irish), (Scot) the wife or woman of the house: is herself at home?

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