her

1 of 3

adjective

(h)ər,

ˈhər 

: of or relating to her or herself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action

her house

her research

compare she entry 1

her

2 of 3

pronoun

objective case of she

her

3 of 3

abbreviation

heraldry

Examples of her in a Sentence

Adjective

She bought her own house.

Her parents will visit soon.

I would like to read some of her essays.

She was jailed for her crime.

It's her turn to play.

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English hire, from Old English hiere, genitive of hēo she — more at he

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing her

• a toy in her hands
• bring (someone) to his/her knees
• chew (someone) up and spit (him or her) out
• did her level best
• died by her own hand
• falls on her shoulders
• gave her the shaft
• gives her the hump
• give (someone) a run for his/her/your/their money
• go against her parents' will
• had a smile on her lips
• have ice water in her veins
• her fate was sealed
• his/her/my eyes roam
• his/her/their/my/our spirits rise
• I don't know about him/her
• I don't know about you/him/her/them
• in her heart of hearts
• keep (someone) in his/her place
• keep (someone) on his/her toes
• keep/stay on her boss's good side
• knock (someone) off his/her pedestal
• knows how to push her buttons
• leave someone to his or her own devices
• let her rip
• made her heart skip a beat
• man/woman of his/her word
• near and dear to her heart
• on her beam-ends
• promised her the stars and the moon
• put her feelings into words
• put her there
• put someone in his/her place
• put (someone) off his/her stride
• put (someone) off his/her stroke
• put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
• returned to her old self
• shout her head off
• someone's bark is worse than his/her bite
• (someone's) courage fails him/her
• someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her
• someone's word is his/her bond
• step into her shoes
• stop (someone) in his/her tracks
• sweep (someone) off his/her feet
• throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride
• to know someone is to love him/her
• to the best of her ability
• waiting for her ship to come in
• whatever possessed him/her/you/them
• what possessed him/her/you/them
• what's-her-name
• what someone doesn't know can't/won't hurt him/her
• with a (single) stroke of a/the/his/her pen

Video

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Kids Definition

her

1 of 2 adjective

(h)ər 

ˌhər

: of, relating to, or belonging to her or herself

her house

her success

her

2 of 2 pronoun

ər,

(ˈ)hər

objective case of she