herself
pronoun
a form of
she, used:
- as an intensifier: she said so herself
- as a reflexive: she hurt herself
- with the meaning “her real, true, or actual self” [she is not herself today]: in this construction her functions as an adjective and self as a noun, and they may be separated [her own sweet self]
- Irish as a subject: herself will have her tea now
See herself in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hûr-sĕlfˈ)
pron.- That one identical with her:
a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: She bought herself a new car. She sculpted a likeness of herself.
b. Used for emphasis: She herself was certain of the facts.
c. Used in an absolute construction: In office herself, she helped him get a job.
- Her normal or healthy condition or state: She's feeling herself again.
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