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 ~ to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal.
I went in the room and told ~ I had something to say to ~...
I really thought I’d lost ~. 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 ~ boyfriend James...
DET
2.
In written English, ~ is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whet~ that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘him or ~’ or ‘them’.
Talk to your baby, play games, and show ~ how much you enjoy ~ 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 ~ reputation.
DET
3.
Her is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. (FORMAL or WRITTEN)
PRON: v PRON, prep PRON
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Her is also a possessive determiner.
Our reporter looks at reactions to Britain’s apparently deep-rooted distrust of ~ EU partner.
DET