her

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♦♦♦ her /hər, STRONG hɜːr/
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 [PRON] v PRON, prep PRON
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?'
[DET]
Her is also a possessive determiner.
Liz travelled round the world for a year with her boyfriend James...
2 [PRON] v PRON, prep PRON
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.
[DET]
Her is also a possessive determiner.
The non-drinking, non smoking model should do nothing to risk her reputation.
3 [PRON] v PRON, prep PRON
Her is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. (FORMAL or WRITTEN)
[DET]
Her is also a possessive determiner.
Our reporter looks at reactions to Britain's apparently deep-rooted distrust of her EU partner.

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