herself

/hɜːrˈself/

Syllables her·self

Stress her-SELF

Phonics Breakdown

her

/hɜːr/

er sound

self

/self/

short e

Meaning

reflexive pronoun used to refer to a woman or girl as the object of a verb or preposition

Sound Reference

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her=/hɜːr/(her) + self=/self/(self)

Example

She taught herself how to play the piano.