pron. her own person; on her own person; to her own person; by her own person; from her own person
You use herself to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal. She let herself out of the room Jennifer believes she will move out on her own when she is financially able to support herself Robin didn't feel good about herself
Herself is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. Britain's dream of herself began to fade
Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself
Herself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Herself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 3
In written English, herself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use `himself or herself' or `themselves'. How can anyone blame her for actions for which she feels herself to be in no way responsible?
An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself
emphasis You use herself to emphasize the person or thing that you are referring to. Herself is sometimes used instead of `her' as the object of a verb or preposition. She's so beautiful herself She herself was not a keen gardener