Her Meaning
/ˈhɜː/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
detBelonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
detBelonging to a person of unspecified gender (to counterbalance the traditional "his" in this sense).
Sentence Examples
I can't tell her now. It's not that simple anymore.
Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!
We're going to call her Sophie.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She took ____ bag and left the room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I saw Mary at the park yesterday, and I returned the book that I had borrowed from ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative singular of *hijō). Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Prodigal in everything, summer spreads her blessings with lavish unconcern, and waving her magic wand across the landscape of the world, she bids the sons of men to enter in [...]"
— 1928, The Journal of the American Dental Association, page 765:
"Her crew knew that deep in her heart beat engines fit and able to push her blunt old nose ahead at a sweet fourteen knots, come Hell or high water."
— 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1:
"On top of the circle she wrote her name, Louise, just above where the 12 on a clock would be."
— 2001, Betsy Gould Hearne, Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 78:
"On 24 April Nelson rejoined his ship, her battle damage repaired […]"
— 2010, Andrew Lambert, Nelson: Britannia's God of War, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
"Begin by having students choose a short poem to memorize; they will enjoy searching the library for a poem that appeals to them. If a student wishes to memorize her poem and share it aloud with the rest of the class, suggest a buddy system."
— 2017, David Yellin, Essentials of Integrating the Language Arts, page 115:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She took ____ bag and left the room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I saw Mary at the park yesterday, and I returned the book that I had borrowed from ____.