{
    "term": "herself",
    "partOfSpeech": "pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used when the woman or girl who performs an action is also affected by it",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She hurt herself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She must be very proud of herself."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to emphasize the female subject or object of a sentence",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She told me the news herself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jane herself was at the meeting."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be in a normal state of health or happiness",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She didn't seem quite herself this morning."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not influenced by other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She needed space to be herself."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "alone; without anyone else",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She lives by herself."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "without help",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She runs the business by herself."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "for only her to have or use; not shared",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wants a room all to herself."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɜːˈself//həˈself/",
                "audio": "he/herself/herself__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɜːrˈself//hərˈself/",
                "audio": "he/herself/herself__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English (see her, self)."
}