What does “herself” mean?
- 1
pronounused when the woman or girl doing an action is also affected by it
She hurt herself while playing tennis.
- 2
pronounused to stress that a particular woman or girl did something
The manager herself answered my email.
Herself at a glance
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /hɚˈsɛlf/ · hur-SELF
How to use “herself” correctly
“By herself” means alone or without help: “She built the shelf by herself.”
Common phrases with “herself”
- by herself
- enjoy herself
- for herself
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