Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - herself
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Herself
herself
~ strong 1 reflexive form of `she' (She hurt herself. | She made herself a cup of coffee.) 2 the strong form of `she' used to emphasize the subject or object of a sentence (It must be true that she's leaving because she told me so herself. | She herself told me.) 3 informal in her usual state of mind or body (She's feeling much more herself today.) 4 (all) by herself a) alone (She lives by herself.) b) without help from anyone else (The little girl wrote the letter all by herself.) 5 (all) to herself for her own use; not having to share (She had the house to herself while her parents were gone.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Herself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 'Herself' is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 3. 1. You use herself to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal. She let herself out of the room... Jennifer believes she will move out on her own when she is financially able to support herself... Robin didn’t feel good about herself. PRON: v PRON, prep PRON 2. In written English, herself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘himself or herself’ or ‘themselves’. How can anyone blame her for actions for which she feels herself to be in no way responsible? PRON 3. Herself is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. (FORMAL or WRITTEN) Britain’s dream of herself began to fade. PRON 4. You use herself to emphasize the person or thing that you are referring to. Herself is sometimes used instead of ‘her’ as the object of a verb or preposition. She’s so beautiful herself... She herself was not a keen gardener. PRON c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
pronoun Date: before 12th century 1. that identical female one — used reflexively, for emphasis, in absolute constructions, and in place of her especially when joined to another object she considers ~ lucky she ~ did it ~ an orphan, she understood the situation accepted the award for her colleagues and ~ — compare she I 2. her normal, healthy, or sane condition or self 3. chiefly Irish & Scottish a woman of consequence; especially the mistress of the house ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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pron. 1 a emphat. form of SHE or HER (she herself will do it). b refl. form of HER (she has hurt herself). 2 in her normal state of body or mind (does not feel quite herself today). Phrases and idioms be herself act in her normal unconstrained manner. by herself see by oneself. Etymology: OE hire self (as HER, SELF) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. себя, себе, собой, -сь, -ся (о 3-м л. ед.ч. женск. рода) she ought to be ashamed of herself —- ей следовало бы постыдиться she hurt herself —- она ушиблась she came to herself —- она пришла в себя 2. себя, себе, собой (о 3-м л. ед.ч. женск. рода) she has to attend to herself —- она должна сама себя обслуживать she has the habit of talking to herself —- она привыкла разговаривать сама с собой 3. сама (о 3-м л. ед.ч.) she told me the news herself —- она сама рассказала мне эту новость I heard it from a girl who herself was present —- я слышал это от девушки, которая сама там была I saw Mrs. Smith herself —- я видел самое г-жу смит she did it herself —- она сама это сделала (all) by herself —- одна; сама, одна, самостоятельно, без посторонней помощи she was all by herself —- она была совершенно одна can she do it by herself? —- может она сделать это сама (самостоятельно)? 4. простореч. "сама", хозяйка, госпожа where is herself? - She is not at home —- где сама-то? - Ее нет дома Id: she's not herself today —- сегодня она сама не своя Id: she looks herself again —- она снова приняла свой прежний облик; она пришла в себя Id: she knows how to keep herself to herself —- она не вмешивается в чужие дела; она знает, что нечего вмешиваться в чужие дела; она никому не навязывается ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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pron.; refl. 1) себя, самое себя; -сь; себе she burnt herself - она обожглась she came to herself - она пришла в себя 2) emph. сама she did it herself - она это сделала сама (all) by herself - (совсем) одна, без чьей-л. помощи she is not herself today - сегодня она сама не своя ...Англо-русский словарь
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