herself

/həˈself/ pronoun

Translation

REFLEXIVE › the reflexive form of the pronoun 'she'

(bayan) kendi, kendini, kendine, kendisini, kendisine

She kept telling herself that nothing was wrong.1235

EMPHASIZE › used to emphasize the pronoun 'she' or the particular female person you are referring to

(bayan) (bizzat) kendisi

She decorated the cake herself.1233

(all) by herself › alone or without anyone else's help

kendi kendine, tek başına, kendi başına

She managed to put her shoes on all by herself.2314

(all) to herself › for her use only

sadece kendine ait; onun kendisine ait

Mum's got the house to herself this weekend.19661780

(Definition of herself pronoun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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