herself

herself
pronoun
1) (emphatic) selbst

she herself said so — sie selbst hat das gesagt

she saw it herself — sie hat es selbst gesehen

she was just being herself — sie gab sich einfach so wie sie ist

she is [quite] herself again — sie ist wieder ganz die alte; (after an illness) sie ist wieder auf der Höhe (ugs.)

all right in herself — im Wesentlichen gesund

[all] by herself — (on her own, by her own efforts) [ganz] allein[e]

2) refl. sich; allein[e] [tun, wählen]

she wants to see for herself — sie will [es] selbst sehen

younger than/as heavy as herself — jünger als/so schwer wie sie selbst

... she thought to herself — ... dachte sie sich [im stillen]; ... dachte sie bei sich

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pronoun
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) sich
2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) selbst
3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) allein
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her·self
[həˈself, AM hɚˈ-]
pron reflexive
1. after vb sich; (not others) sich selbst
she enjoyed \herself at the party sie hatte Spaß auf der Party
she found \herself utterly lost sie bemerkte, dass sie sich hoffnungslos verirrt hatte
2. after prep sich; (not others) sich selbst
she talks to \herself sie spricht mit sich [selbst]
she voted for \herself in the election sie stimmte bei der Wahl für sich selbst
3. (form: her) sie/ihr [selbst]
like \herself, many people had to start at the bottom wie sie [selbst] mussten viele Menschen von unten beginnen
like \herself, many failed the first time wie ihr selbst gelang es vielen beim ersten Mal nicht
4. (emph: personally) selbst
she decorated the cake \herself sie verzierte die Torte selbst
she \herself admitted that ... sie gab selbst zu, dass ...
the president of the college \herself die Präsidentin des College persönlich
for \herself selbst
5. (alone) sich selbst
she's got the whole house to \herself now sie hat jetzt das ganze Haus für sich allein
[all] by \herself ganz allein [o fam alleine]
for \herself für sich
6. (normal)
to be \herself sie selbst sein
she is now \herself again sie ist jetzt wieder ganz die Alte
she didn't look \herself in her new clothes sie sah in ihren neuen Kleidern ganz fremd aus
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[hɜː'self]
1. pers pron
1) (dir and indir obj, with prep) sich → also academic.ru/48848/myself">myself
See:
→ also myself
2) (emph) (sie) selbst
2. n (Ir inf)

it was herself who told me — sie selbst hat es mir gesagt

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herself pron
1. (verstärkend) sie (nom oder akk) selbst, ihr (dat) selbst:
she did it herself, she herself did it sie hat es selbst getan, sie selbst hat es getan;
by herself von selbst, allein, ohne Hilfe;
she’s married to a man very much older than herself der sehr viel älter ist als sie;
she is not quite herself
a) sie ist nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg,
b) sie ist nicht ganz normal oder umg oder bei Trost;
she is quite herself again sie ist wieder ganz die Alte
2. reflexiv sich:
she hurt herself;
she thought herself wise sie hielt sich für klug
3. sich (selbst):
she wants it for herself
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pronoun
1) (emphatic) selbst

she herself said so — sie selbst hat das gesagt

she saw it herself — sie hat es selbst gesehen

she was just being herself — sie gab sich einfach so wie sie ist

she is [quite] herself again — sie ist wieder ganz die alte; (after an illness) sie ist wieder auf der Höhe (ugs.)

all right in herself — im Wesentlichen gesund

[all] by herself — (on her own, by her own efforts) [ganz] allein[e]

2) refl. sich; allein[e] [tun, wählen]

she wants to see for herself — sie will [es] selbst sehen

younger than/as heavy as herself — jünger als/so schwer wie sie selbst

... she thought to herself — ... dachte sie sich [im stillen]; ... dachte sie bei sich


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