˜yÐÄvlog

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hers

[ hurz ]

pronoun

  1. a form of the possessive case of she used as a predicate adjective:

    The red umbrella is hers. Are you a friend of hers?

  2. that or those belonging to her:

    Hers is the biggest garden on the block. Hers are the yellow ones.



hers

/ ³óɜ˳ú /

pronoun

  1. something or someone belonging to or associated with her

    hers is the nicest dress

    that cat is hers

  2. of hers
    belonging to or associated with her
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hers1

1300–50; Middle English hirs, equivalent to hire her + -s 's 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hers1

C14 hires; see her
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The stranger said that his data matched hers in a way that could only mean one thing: he must be her genetic sibling.

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Bridgette said it means family farms, like hers, are now needing to save up to pay the tax "for whenever one generation needs to pass the farm onto the next".

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The house featured in “With Love, Meghan†is not hers; she cops to that in the first episode.

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Most nearby buildings had been reduced to rubble — hers escaped the flames.

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I thought back to that night this summer as President Biden, reeling from a disastrous debate performance, seemed destined for defeat, and again the day after the election, when Vice President Harris conceded hers.

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