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

• chew (someone) up and spit (him or her) out
• give (someone) a run for his/her/your/their money
• I don't know about him/her
• knock (someone) off his/her pedestal
• on her beam-ends
• put (someone) off his/her stroke
• (someone's) courage fails him/her
• throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride
• whatever possessed him/her/you/them
• what possessed him/her/you/them
• bring (someone) to his/her knees
• I don't know about you/him/her/them
• his/her/their/my/our spirits rise
• man/woman of his/her word
• his/her/my eyes roam
• leave someone to his or her own devices
• put (someone) off his/her stride
• a toy in her hands
• died by her own hand
• did her level best
• have ice water in her veins
• keep (someone) in his/her place
• gave her the shaft
• go against her parents' will
• keep (someone) on his/her toes
• falls on her shoulders
• someone's word is his/her bond
• put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
• stop (someone) in his/her tracks
• have much to recommend him/her
• had a smile on her lips
• have little/nothing to recommend him/her
• to know someone is to love him/her
• made her heart skip a beat
• put her there
• drive someone out of his/her mind
• gives her the hump
• her fate was sealed
• put someone in his/her place
• someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her
• what's-her-name
• near and dear to her heart
• what someone doesn't know can't/won't hurt him/her
• sweep (someone) off his/her feet
• in her heart of hearts
• returned to her old self
• keep/stay on her boss's good side
• someone's bark is worse than his/her bite
• promised her the stars and the moon
• step into her shoes
• shout her head off
• with a (single) stroke of a/the/his/her pen
• waiting for her ship to come in
• to the best of her ability
• knows how to push her buttons
• put her feelings into words

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• chew (someone) up and spit (him or her) out
• give (someone) a run for his/her/your/their money
• I don't know about him/her
• knock (someone) off his/her pedestal
• on her beam-ends
• put (someone) off his/her stroke
• (someone's) courage fails him/her
• throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride
• whatever possessed him/her/you/them
• what possessed him/her/you/them
• bring (someone) to his/her knees
• I don't know about you/him/her/them
• his/her/their/my/our spirits rise
• man/woman of his/her word
• his/her/my eyes roam
• leave someone to his or her own devices
• put (someone) off his/her stride
• a toy in her hands
• died by her own hand
• did her level best
• have ice water in her veins
• keep (someone) in his/her place
• gave her the shaft
• go against her parents' will
• keep (someone) on his/her toes
• falls on her shoulders
• someone's word is his/her bond
• put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
• stop (someone) in his/her tracks
• have much to recommend him/her
• had a smile on her lips
• have little/nothing to recommend him/her
• to know someone is to love him/her
• made her heart skip a beat
• put her there
• drive someone out of his/her mind
• gives her the hump
• her fate was sealed
• put someone in his/her place
• someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her
• what's-her-name
• near and dear to her heart
• what someone doesn't know can't/won't hurt him/her
• sweep (someone) off his/her feet
• in her heart of hearts
• returned to her old self
• keep/stay on her boss's good side
• someone's bark is worse than his/her bite
• promised her the stars and the moon
• step into her shoes
• shout her head off
• with a (single) stroke of a/the/his/her pen
• waiting for her ship to come in
• to the best of her ability
• knows how to push her buttons
• put her feelings into words

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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