her en · DET
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɜː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɔː/ (Northumbria)
- /æ/ (Northumbria, unstressed)
- /ˈhɝ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈhɚ/ (Canada, General-American, unstressed)
- /heː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /hɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /ɜː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /hɛr/ (Scotland)
- /ɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /hɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /ɐ/ (Northumbria)
- /ə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /høː/ (New-Zealand)
- /hə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, unstressed)
Etymology
From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative singular of *hijō). Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).
Meanings
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Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
On top of the circle she wrote her name, Louise, just above where the 12 on a clock would be.
2001, Betsy Gould Hearne, Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 78:Her crew knew that deep in her heart beat engines fit and able to push her blunt old nose ahead at a sweet fourteen knots, come Hell or high water.
1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1:On 24 April Nelson rejoined his ship, her battle damage repaired […]
2010, Andrew Lambert, Nelson: Britannia's God of War, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:This is her book
Prodigal in everything, summer spreads her blessings with lavish unconcern, and waving her magic wand across the landscape of the world, she bids the sons of men to enter in [...]
1928, The Journal of the American Dental Association, page 765:
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Belonging to a person of unspecified gender (to counterbalance the traditional "his" in this sense).
Begin by having students choose a short poem to memorize; they will enjoy searching the library for a poem that appeals to them. If a student wishes to memorize her poem and share it aloud with the rest of the class, suggest a buddy system.
2017, David Yellin, Essentials of Integrating the Language Arts, page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hor | Northumbria, alternative | lexicographic | |
| herė | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Ime · they · he · themhem · mymineme · me · thou · your · all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' · thyselftheeselfthysen · she · themselvestheirsen · y'allselves · oursourn · our · themself · himselfhisselfhissen · The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun · itselfhitself · one · yourselves · mine · all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' · yoursyourn · archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun. · yourselfyoursen · itshishits · itshis · ourselvesourselfoursen · us · – · their · him · we · you · one's · ithit · hishisn · including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete · thythine · myselfmemysen · theirstheirn · hershern · his · themselves · herselfhersen · youye · thine · you ally'all you guys yous · them · theirs · 'em · oneself · thee
Translations (143)
gl dela (belonging to) · be свой (belonging to) · el της (belonging to) · lv viņas (belonging to) · hu -e (belonging to) · ne उनको (belonging to) · bn ওনার (belonging to) · rup seu (belonging to) · sv hennes (belonging to) · ko 그녀의 (belonging to) · mi ana (belonging to) · la huius (belonging to) · mi tōna (belonging to) · sl njén (belonging to) · fy har (belonging to) · mi tana (belonging to) · be яе́ (belonging to) · az onun (belonging to) · frr höör (belonging to) · cop ⲡⲉⲥ (belonging to) · sv sin (belonging to) · hu -a (belonging to) · grc ἑός (belonging to) · mi āna (belonging to) · mfe so (belonging to) · ko 그의 (belonging to) · hu -je (belonging to) · rom laqo (belonging to) · grc οὗ (belonging to) · ka თავისი (belonging to) · grc αὐτῆς (belonging to) · tli du (belonging to) · ru её (belonging to) · ga a (belonging to) · hi उसका (belonging to) · fr ses (belonging to) · lou sâ (belonging to) · xal энүнә (belonging to) · hi उनका (belonging to) · war iya (belonging to) · de ihr (belonging to) · grc ἐκείνης (belonging to) · bn এনার (belonging to) · es su (belonging to) · ur اس کا (belonging to) · ca seva (belonging to) · sh њен (belonging to) · hi इसका (belonging to) · zu -wo (belonging to) · ar ـهَا (belonging to) · hu -ja (belonging to) · he ־ה (belonging to) · got 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (belonging to) · zu -so (belonging to) · pt seu (belonging to) · hy նրա (belonging to) · de ihre (belonging to) · sk jej (belonging to) · sh njen (belonging to) · pl jej (belonging to) · cop ⲛⲉⲥ (belonging to) · te ఆవిడ (belonging to) · te దాని (belonging to) · te ఆమె (belonging to) · ngh ku (belonging to) · haw kona (belonging to) · tr onun (belonging to) · bg не́ин (belonging to) · rm sia (belonging to) · grc ὅς (belonging to) · la eius (belonging to) · war ira (belonging to) · zu -yo (belonging to) · mk нејзин (belonging to) · de ihre (belonging to) · lou sô (belonging to) · gl súa (belonging to) · lou sê (belonging to) · kmr wê (belonging to) · la suus (belonging to) · vo ofik (belonging to) · mi tāna (belonging to) · bn ওর (belonging to) · zu -lo (belonging to) · xcl նորա (belonging to) · nb hennes (belonging to) · nl haar (belonging to) · gl seu (belonging to) · th ของเขา (belonging to) · ur اس کا (belonging to) · ka მისი (belonging to) · fur sô (belonging to) · ur ان کا (belonging to) · ja 彼女の (belonging to) · ase FlatB@Chesthigh-FingerUp (belonging to) · rup (a) ljei (belonging to) · fur so (belonging to) · oc seu (belonging to) · rom laqe (belonging to) · rom laqi (belonging to) · egy s (belonging to) · fa او (belonging to) · dsb jeje (belonging to) · oc seuna (belonging to) · rm sias (belonging to) · or ତାର (belonging to) · cmn 她的 (belonging to) · bn এর (belonging to) · arz ـها (belonging to) · fi hänen (belonging to) · bcl saiya (belonging to) · mi ōna (belonging to) · af haar (belonging to) · tpn i (belonging to) · be е́йны (belonging to) · mt tagħha (belonging to) · eo ŝia (belonging to) · grc ταύτης (belonging to) · bn তার (belonging to) · cs její (belonging to) · da hendes (belonging to) · ro său (belonging to) · ro ei (belonging to) · la illius (belonging to) · rm ses (belonging to) · pt dela (belonging to) · uk її́ (belonging to) · bn তাঁর (belonging to) · fr sa (belonging to) · nn hennar (belonging to) · no sin (belonging to) · no henne (belonging to) · he שֶׁלָּהּ (belonging to) · cop ⲧⲉⲥ (belonging to) · haw kāna (belonging to) · zu -lo (belonging to) · ca seu (belonging to) · bcl niya (belonging to) · fr son (belonging to) · ia su (belonging to) · grc τῆσδε (belonging to) · xal терүнә (belonging to) · hsb jeje (belonging to)