Meaning & use
her
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The objective or possessive form used to refer to a female person, animal, or personified entity previously mentioned.
See it in a sentence
I gave her the keys before she left.
That is her favorite book on the shelf.
A note on using this word
Her functions both as an object pronoun ("I saw her") and as a possessive determiner ("her coat"), a dual role unusual among English pronouns.
Words with an opposite meaning
him
Another way to use it
2. pronoun
Belonging to or associated with a female person previously mentioned.
Her car was parked outside the house.
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