Theirs
/ðɛəz/ pron, slang
pron, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Pronoun
- 1 That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
"This luggage is theirs. These passports are also theirs."
- 2 Their house or home. informal
"Let's go over to theirs."
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More examples"Our views are in agreement with theirs as to the essential points."
Etymology
From Middle English theires, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to their + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced theirn (from Middle English theiren, formed by analogy to mine, thine) in standard speech.