Definitions for hers
hɜrzhers

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. herspronoun

   That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herspronoun.

   This is used when it refers to a substantive going before:

   This pride of hers,
   Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her. William Shakespeare.

   Thine own unworthiness,
   Will still that thou art mine not hers confess. Abraham Cowley.

   Some secret charm did all her acts attend,
   And what his fortune wanted, hers could mend. Dryden.

   I bred you up to arms, rais’d you to power,
   Indeed to save a crown, not hers, but yours. Dryden.

2. Herspron.

   The female possessive used when it refers to a substantive going before: as, this is her house, this house is hers.

   How came her eyes so bright? not with salt tears;
   If so, my eyes are oftner wash’d than hers. William Shakespeare.

   Whom ill fate would ruin, it prefers;
   For all the miserable are made hers. Edmund Waller.

   I see her rowling eyes;
   And panting, lo! the god, the god, she cries;
   With words not hers, and more than human sound,
   She makes th’ obedient ghosts peep trembling through the ground. Wentworth Dillon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hers

   see the Note under Her, pron

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hers

   hėrz, pron. possessive of she.

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1. HERS

   What does HERS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HERS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hers' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3878

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hers' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3083

Anagrams for hers »

1. resh

2. sher

How to pronounce hers?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hers in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hers in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hers in a Sentence

1. Harry Brock:

   I'm prepared for this, I've got my children taken care of... we're ready for this, everything's pulled in the garage, we've got our storm shutters up, my daughter's got hers up, my son's got his up.

2. Susannah Maidment:

   Her work has been extremely controversial, but our research, which uses different techniques, strongly vindicates her findings, the difference between her work and ours is that our fossils are, frankly, really crappy, whereas hers were very well-preserved.

3. Raul Juarez/Congresswoman-Elect Dlia Ramirez:

   I am clear that anyone willing to risk dying, starving or even being raped in the long journey through desert, cold and tunnels is crossing because they feel like there is no other solution to their situation. Their migration is the only way they see themselves and loved ones surviving deep poverty and, in some cases, persecution, my mother wouldn’t have risked my life or hers had it not been the only option she saw for her unborn child to have a chance at a life and childhood better than hers.

4. Rick Desimone:

   I am hopeful that everything works out for both of us. that's an underappreciated trait of hers: Sometimes she is seriously competitive.

5. State Attorney Melissa Nelson:

   Cherish did not die quickly, and she did not die easily. In fact, hers was a brutal and tortured death.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hers
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hers
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hers
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hers