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Definition of Herself
1. pron. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.
Definition of Herself
1. Pronoun. (reflexive) her; (non-gloss definition the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject) ¹
2. Pronoun. (context: emphatic) she; (non-gloss definition an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate) ¹
3. Pronoun. (slang) A self-important female ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herself
1. a form of the 3d person sing. feminine pronoun [pron]
Medical Definition of Herself
1. 1. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself. 2. Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself. By herself, alone; apart; unaccompanied. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herself
Literary usage of Herself
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"n, more sure of herself. That they were not the 11 egoists she had imagined them
made ... She did not imber that she herself had had what she wanted, and y, ..."
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