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her

Her is defined as she or a female.

(pronoun)

An example of her used in a sentence is, "Emma likes to go running, since that is her favorite hobby," which means that Emma likes to go running because that is Emma's favorite hobby.

The definition of her is the possessive form of she.

(adjective)

An example of her used as an adjective is in the phrase, "Her Royal Highness," which means she is the Royal Highness.

See her in Webster's New World College Dictionary

pronoun

she[help her]: also used as a predicate complement with a linking verb, although this usage is objected to by some [that's her]

Origin: ME hir, her, hire < OE hire, dat. sing. of heo, she, fem. of he, he; it replaced the orig. OE acc., hie, in ME

possessive pronominal adjective

of, belonging to, made by, or done by her: also used before some formal titles: Her Majesty

heraldry

See her in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective The possessive form of she.

Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments.

pron. The objective case of she.

Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference.
Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause.
Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to her.
Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's her.
Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: She got her a new job. See Note at me.