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| her [ hur, unstressed form hər, ər ] |
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1. woman or girl not referred to by name: used to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal who has been previously mentioned or whose identity is known
  Ask her to wait.
We left the report with her.
I know it's her.
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2. machine: used to refer to a car, machine, or ship that has been previously mentioned or whose identity is known
Fill her up, please.
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3. country: used to refer to a country or nation when it has been mentioned or its identity is known
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formal
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the United States and those who trade with her
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relating to her: belonging to or associated with a woman, girl, female animal, car, machine, ship, country, or nation that has been mentioned earlier or whose identity is known
That's her coat.
the Bismarck and her crew
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| [ Old English hire< Indo-European, "this"] |
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