noun, pron, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of her form-of, plural

Pronoun

1. 1
   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."

2. 2
   Honorific alternative letter-case form of hers, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. alt-of, honorific
3. 3
   Her house or home. informal

   "Let's go over to hers."

Synonyms

All synonyms

shealteralter egoalterumbetter selfego

Example

More examples

"We compared his work with hers."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

of hers

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