Hers Meaning
/ˈhɜːz/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
pronThat or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
pronHer house or home.
Sentence Examples
We compared his work with hers.
Nancy ran across an old friend of hers yesterday.
Your account and hers do not correspond.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The blue bicycle belongs to my sister, but the red one is ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The blue bicycle is mine, but the red one with the basket on the front belongs to ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The life of La Motte, who had more than saved her's […], depended on the testimony she should give."
— 1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest, Penguin, published 1999, page 335:
"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."
— 2019 August 31, Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The blue bicycle belongs to my sister, but the red one is ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The blue bicycle is mine, but the red one with the basket on the front belongs to ____.