theirs

CEFRA1

/ðɛəz/

pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Something that belongs to them.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    Their house or home.

Examples

  • Our views are in agreement with theirs as to the essential points.

  • Theirs are the children with very fair hair.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ðeːz/
  • /ðiəz/

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meaning

  1. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.

More examples

In context

  • Our interests conflict with theirs.

  • That cat of theirs got into our garden again.

  • Theirs cost a lot more than ours.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

My parents said the house on the corner is blank, but we live in this one.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

pronoun

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.