herself A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /æˈsɛl/ UK /hɜːˈsɛlf/ See IPA manual Freq #1185 Meanings 1 pron Used when the woman or girl doing an action is also affected by it. She injured herself while cooking. 2 pron Used to emphasise that a particular woman or girl, and no one else, did something. Julia said that herself! Thesaurus Word family Related forms heherherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis Etymology AI details From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self. Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # herself **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /æˈsɛl/ **IPA (UK):** /hɜːˈsɛlf/ **Frequency rank:** 1185 ## Meanings 1. Used when the woman or girl doing an action is also affected by it. 2. Used to emphasise that a particular woman or girl, and no one else, did something. ## Examples - She injured herself while cooking. - Julia said that herself! ## Related Forms - he - her - herselfhersen - hershern - him - himselfhisselfhissen - his - hishisn - ime - ithit - itselfhitself - itshis ## Etymology From Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self. ## AI Etymology Herself comes from Middle English. Equivalent to her + -self. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern modern form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Used when the woman or girl doing an action is also affected by it” and “Used to emphasise that a particular woman or girl, and no one else, did something”. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown