her

US /hɛː/ UK /ˈhɜː/ See IPA manual

Freq #55

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1

pron
The form of 'she' used as the object of a verb or preposition.

I gave the book to her yesterday.
2

det
Belonging to a female person or animal already mentioned.

This is her book, not mine.

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Related forms heherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshisitshishits

From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative and genitive 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”).

here Middle English hire Old English *hezōi Proto-Germanic

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# her

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** pron, det
**IPA (US):** /hɛː/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɜː/
**Frequency rank:** 55

## Meanings
1. The form of 'she' used as the object of a verb or preposition.
2. Belonging to a female person or animal already mentioned.

## Examples
- I gave the book to her yesterday.
- This is her book, not mine.

## Related Forms
- he
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis
- itshishits

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: here
- Root: hire
- Root: *hezōi

## Etymology
From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative and genitive 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”).

## AI Etymology
Her comes from Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative and genitive 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”). In current use, the main senses are “The form of 'she' used as the object of a verb or preposition” and “Belonging to a female person or animal already mentioned”.

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