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   her

   /həː/

   pronoun

   • 1. used 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"
   • ▪ 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"
   • ▪ she: West Indian "she will get all her wants"
   • 2. herself: archaic, dialect North American "peevishly she flung her on her face"

   possessive

   • 1. belonging 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. used in titles: "Her Majesty"

   Word Origin Old Englishhire, genitive and dative of hīo, hēo ‘she’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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