hers

See also: her's, Hers, and Her's

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːz/, unstressed IPA(key): /əz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝz/, unstressed IPA(key): /ɚz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)z

Pronoun

hers

  1. That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]
    • 1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest, Penguin, published 1999, page 335:
      The life of La Motte, who had more than saved her's […], depended on the testimony she should give.
    • 2019 August 31, Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian:
      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.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

hers

  1. plural of her

See also

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hers”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

hers

  1. indefinite genitive singular of her

Middle English

Pronoun

hers

  1. Alternative form of hires (hers)

Pronoun

hers

  1. Alternative form of heres (theirs)

Noun

hers

  1. Alternative form of ars (anus; buttocks)

Verb

hers

  1. Alternative form of hereth: third-person singular present of heren (to hear)
  2. Alternative form of heren: plural present of heren (to hear)
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