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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hərˈsɛlf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɚˈsɛlf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hər self)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
her•self /hɚˈsɛlf/USA pronunciation   pron. 
  1. Pronounsthe form of the pronoun she, a reflexive pronoun, used to show that the subject of the sentence and this pronoun (a direct object, indirect object, or an object of a preposition) refer to the same female person:Anne supports herself (= Anne supports Anne).
  2. (used to give emphasis): The queen herself wrote the letter.
  3. Pronouns(used in place of she or her in various constructions where it is clear from some previous discussion who the female is):The producer and herself were not on speaking terms. (= The producer and some female we were talking about recently were not on speaking terms).
  4. her normal or customary self:After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
her•self  (hər self),USA pronunciation pron. 
  1. an emphatic appositive of her or she: She herself wrote the letter.
  2. a reflexive form of her: She supports herself.
  3. (used in absolute constructions):Herself still only a child, she had to take care of her four younger brothers and sisters.
  4. (used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb):She gave herself a facial massage. He asked her for a picture of herself.
  5. (used in comparisons after as or than):She found out that the others were even more nervous than herself.
  6. her normal or customary self:After a few weeks of rest, she will be herself again.
  • Middle English hire-selfe, Old English hire self. See her, self bef. 1000
    See myself. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
herself /həˈsɛlf/ pron
    • the reflexive form of she or her
    • (intensifier): the queen herself signed the letter
  1. (preceded by a copula) her normal or usual self: she looks herself again after the operation
  2. Irish Scot a wife or female head of a household: is herself at home?
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
take out vb (transitive, adverb)
  1. to extract or remove
  2. to obtain or secure (a licence, patent, etc) from an authority
  3. to go out with; escort
  4. to bid a different suit from (one's partner) in order to rescue him or her from a difficult contract
  5. slang to kill or destroy
  6. Austral informal to win, esp in sport
  7. take it out of, take a lot out ofinformal to sap the energy or vitality of
  8. take out oninformal to vent (anger, frustration, etc) on (esp an innocent person)
  9. take someone out of himself, herselfinformal to make someone forget his or her anxieties, problems, etc
adj takeout
  1. of or designating a conventional informatory bid, asking one's partner to bid another suit
  2. US Canadian sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared: a takeout meal
  3. preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises: a takeout Indian restaurant
n takeout US Canadian
  1. a shop or restaurant that sells such food
  2. a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant
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