herself in English: The word for a woman or a girl when she does something to or for that same person. (pronoun)

Translation

The word for a woman or a girl when she does something to or for that same person.

Word origin

From Old English hire self, made of her and self.

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"Herself" points back to "she", the same person.

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Here "herself" makes "the queen" stronger.

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"By herself" means alone.

she

The word you use to talk about a woman or girl already mentioned.

her

Belonging to a woman or girl who has already been mentioned.

himself

The word for a man or a boy when he does something to or for that same person.

myself

The word for me when I am both the person doing something and the person it happens to.

own

Belonging to a particular person and to nobody else.

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