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Definition of "her" [her]

  • Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments. (adjective)
  • Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference. (pronoun)
  • Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause. (pronoun)
  • Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to her. (pronoun)
  • Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's her. (pronoun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "her" in a sentence
  • " But her neck, where he'd tasted turnips,  her little round belly, her ass,  her soft round cheeks."
  • "The Angstywun has juss cum bak frum a gig taht her frenz wuz playin at..her is a tad less angsty tese days."
  • "She has to know, in her heart, that this is an embarassing bunch of crap that demeans * her* - not Obama."