hers
/ˈhɝz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.97 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
pron
That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
noun
plural of her
Example Sentences
- "That handbag is hers. These gloves are also hers."
- "Mine is the blue one, and hers is the red one."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Let's go over to hers."
Etymology
From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɝz/
- British English: /ˈhɜːz/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
of hers
you ally'all you guys yous
all yours y'all's you guys' your guys'
all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys'
The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun
including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete
archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.