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Definition of her determiner from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

her

determiner
 
 
/hə(r)/,
 
/ɜː(r)/,
 
/ə(r)/, strong form
 
/hɜː(r)/
 
/hər/,
 
/ɜːr/,
 
/ər/, strong form
 
/hɜːr/
the possessive form of she
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  1. of or belonging to a woman or girl who has already been mentioned or is easily identified
    • Meg loves her job.
    • She broke her leg skiing.
    see also hers
    Word OriginOld English hire, genitive and dative of hīo, hēo ‘she’.
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