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Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
"She left her umbrella on the train."
"The captain steered her ship carefully into harbour."
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The object form of "she" — used after a verb or preposition.
"I gave her the keys before I left."
"Can you pass this note to her?"
How to Use Her
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe word used for "belonging to she" (her coat) or as the object of a sentence (I saw her).
Common mistake
"Her" is used before a noun (her book) or as an object (I called her); "hers" stands alone (that book is hers).
Easily confused with
Word Forms
hers plural
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Etymology
From Old English hire, the dative and genitive form of "she," going back to a common Germanic root shared with Dutch haar and German ihr.