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Definition herself in British English

herself pronoun

pronoun
strong /hə(r)ˈself/ weak /ə(r)ˈself/

Herself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of she. It is used especially in the following ways:

as an object that refers to the same female who is the subject of the sentence or who is mentioned somewhere earlier in the sentence: She looked at herself in the mirror.I sent her a photograph of herself.

after a singular noun or the pronoun ‘she’ for emphasis: The Queen herself will be present.

1

used for showing that the woman, girl, or female animal that does something is also affected by her action or is involved in it

Example

Lizzie had locked herself in the bathroom.

Example

She was humming a little tune to herself.

Synonyms and related words
a man herself himself
2

used for referring to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned in the sentence

Example

He asked her questions about herself and her family.

Example

She knew that everyone had been invited except herself.

Synonyms and related words
a man herself himself
3

used for emphasizing that you are referring to a particular woman, girl, or female animal and not to anyone else

Example

It was Christina herself who told me that she was unhappy.

Example

She sympathized with these poor people because of the way she herself had suffered.

Synonyms and related words
a man herself himself
3.1

used for emphasizing that a particular woman, girl, or female animal does something without help from anyone else

Example

She has enough money to pay for it herself.

Synonyms and related words
a man herself himself
Definition herself in British English