American English
/hɚˈsɛlf/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Used after a verb or preposition when it refers back to a woman or girl already mentioned.
Practice out loudUsed after a verb or preposition when it refers back to a woman or girl already mentioned.
She hurt herself while cooking.
She bought a gift for herself.
Use herself for a woman or girl. For a man or boy, use himself.
hurt herself · introduce herself · teach herself · look after herself
female subject + verb + herself
female subject + verb + preposition + herself
Used to emphasize that a woman or girl, and not another person, did something or is the person meant.
She herself called the doctor.
The director herself welcomed us.
do it herself · make it herself · the manager herself
female subject + herself + verb
female subject + verb + object + herself
alone or without help
She fixed the bike by herself.
take some food, drink, or another thing for her own use
She helped herself to some cake.
not talk much to other people
She keeps to herself at work.