Hers
pron1
Honorific Honorific alternative letter-case form of hers, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
- Related terms
- She, Her, Herself
hers
pronalso spelled HersUK /ˈhɜːz/ · US /ˈhɝz/
Etymology From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).
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That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
- That handbag is hers. These gloves are also hers.
- Mine is the blue one, and hers is the red one.
3 more examples
- This is a favourite song of hers.
- The life of La Motte, who had more than saved her's […], depended on the testimony she should give.1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest, Penguin, published 1999, page 335:
- The rest of us, meanwhile, would do well to accept that one woman’s choice is just that; hers and hers alone, not the standard by which all must be judged.2019 August 31, Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian:
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Informal Her house or home.
- Let's go over to hers.
- Derived terms
- of hers