Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - herself

~ strong 1 reflexive form of `she'  (She hurt herself. | She made herself a cup of coffee.) 2 the strong form of `she' used to emphasize the subject or object of a sentence  (It must be true that she's leaving because she told me so herself. | She herself told me.) 3 informal in her usual state of mind or body  (She's feeling much more herself today.) 4 (all) by herself a) alone  (She lives by herself.) b) without help from anyone else  (The little girl wrote the letter all by herself.) 5 (all) to herself for her own use; not having to share  (She had the house to herself while her parents were gone.)