Etymology : Middle English hire, from Old English hiere, genitive of hEo she; more at HE
Pronunciation : (h)&r, h&r
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. every.
2. prospecific female; possessive form of she. her\her\ , pron. & a. [oe. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing., as. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of héo she. from the same root as e. he. see:
he.] the form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, i saw her with her purse out.note: the possessive her takes the form hers when the noun with which in agrees is not given, but implied. "and what his fortune wanted, hers could mend."her \her\, here \here\ , pron. pl. [oe. here, hire, as. heora, hyra, gen. pl. of hē. see:
he.] of them; their. [obs.] on here bare knees adown they fall.
3. all. each. every. whatever. whoever.
4. The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.
5. Of them; their.
6. every, each, any, all. omni, pan. "every; each". "every, each. her an at any moment. her a?yn ka?y?y busybody, meddler, interloper. her bakymdan in every respect. her bir each, every single. her biri each one, every one (of). her biri ba?ka bir hava çalmak for everyone (in a group) to behave and think differently from everyone else (in that group); for everyone to have a different opinion. her boyayy boyadyk da fystyki mi kaldy? colloq. Even though we´ve yet to do the fundamental things, you´re already talking about the finishing touches. her boyaya girip çykmak colloq. to have worked at many different jobs. her daim always. her defa/defasynda each time. her dem always. her dem taze.
7. young-looking, vigorous for his/her age.
8. evergreen (plant). her derde deva cure-all, panacea. her durumda no matter what, in any case. her gördü?ü sakallyyy babasy sanmak colloq. to be easily fooled by appearances. her gün every day. her güzelin bir kusuru/huyu vardyr. proverb Even the most attractive people and things have their drawbacks. her hal see:
herhalde. her halde see:
herhalde. her halü kârda see:
herhalükârda. her havadan çalmak.
9. to be versatile.
10. to claim to be knowledgeable about many different things. her horoz kendi çöplü?ünde/küllü?ünde öter/e?inir. proverb A person will lay down the law on the turf that is his/her own. her hususta in all respects, from all points of view, in every way. her ihtimale kar?y keeping every possibility in mind; just in case. her i?e burnunu sokmak to poke one´s nose into everything. her i?in ba?y sa?lyk. proverb The success of a project is greatly dependent on the good health of those involved in it. her i?te bir hayyr vardyr. proverb Everything we experience in life has its positive side. her kafadan bir ses çykmak for everyone to be talking all at once. her kim whoever. her kim olursa olsun no matter who it is, whoever it may be. her koyun kendi baca?yndan asylyr. proverb The trouble people get themselves into is usually of their own making. her ku?un eti yenmez. proverb Not every person will bend to your will. her nasylsa somehow or other. her ne whatever. her nedense somehow, for some reason or other. her ne hal ise anyhow, anyway. her ne ise.
11. so anyhow.
12. whatever the cost.
13. Anyway, .../Let´s forget it. her ne kadar although, however much. her ne pahasyna olursa olsun at any cost. her nerede wherever. her ne zaman whenever. her ?ey everything. her ?eye burnunu sokmak to poke one´s nose into everything. her tarafta all around, everywhere, on all sides. her taraftan from everywhere. her tarakta bezi olmak to have a finger in every pie. her tarladan bir kesek random talk. her telden çalmak.
14. to claim to be knowledgeable about many different things. her yerde everywhere. her yi?idin bir yo?urt yiyi?i vardyr. proverb Everybody cherishes his own way of doing things. her yi?idin gönlünde bir aslan yatar. proverb Everybody cherishes an ambition. her yoku?un bir ini?i, her ini?in bir yoku?u vardyr. proverb All problems eventually get worked out. her zaman always.". every.
15. each. every.
16. her WEAK STRONG Her is a third person singular pronoun. Her is used as the object of a verb or a preposition. Her is also a possessive determiner.
17. You use her to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal. I went in the room and told her I had something to say to her I really thought I'd lost her. Everybody kept asking me, `Have you found your cat?' Her is also a possessive determiner. Liz travelled round the world for a year with her boyfriend James.
18. In written English, her 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 `him or her' or `them'. Talk to your baby, play games, and show her how much you enjoy her company. Her is also a possessive determiner. The non-drinking, non smoking model should do nothing to risk her reputation.
19. Her is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. Her is also a possessive determiner. Our reporter looks at reactions to Britain's apparently deep-rooted distrust of her EU partner.