transcription, транскрипция: [ hə(r), STRONG hɜ:(r) ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Note: 'Her' is a third person singular pronoun. 'Her' is used as the object of a verb or a preposition. 'Her' is also a possessive determiner.
1.
You use her to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal.
I went in the room and told her I had something to say to her...
I really thought I’d lost her. Everybody kept asking me, ‘Have you found your cat?’
PRON : v PRON , prep PRON
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Her is also a possessive determiner.
Liz travelled round the world for a year with her boyfriend James...
DET
2.
In written English, her is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘him or her’ or ‘them’.
Talk to your baby, play games, and show her how much you enjoy her company.
PRON : v PRON , prep PRON
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Her is also a possessive determiner.
The non-drinking, non smoking model should do nothing to risk her reputation.
DET
3.
Her is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. ( FORMAL or WRITTEN )
PRON : v PRON , prep PRON
•
Her is also a possessive determiner.
Our reporter looks at reactions to Britain’s apparently deep-rooted distrust of her EU partner.
DET