herself
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
How often you will meet it
Rank 218 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 104,002 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.049% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
herself in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She returned to London and presented herself to the ex-serving-woman.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Zeena herself, from an oppressive reality, had faded into an insubstantial shade.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Christian gathered herself up; her face grew pale again, and her voice steady.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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A lady in a stout tweed skirt, who was bending over a flower bed, straightened herself at our approach.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Katty made no reply to him, but turned up her eyes, and crossed herself, at the wickedness of her unmanageable husband.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1