hers — [ hɜrz ] pronoun ** Hers is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of she. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: Hers is the car on the left.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hers — bezeichnet: Zwei Flüsse in Frankreich Hers Vif oder Grand Hers, ein Nebenfluss der Ariège Hers Mort oder Hers, ein Nebenfluss der Garonne Hers ist der Name von: Henri Géry Hers, belgischer Biochemiker … Deutsch Wikipedia
hers — S3 [hə:z US hə:rz] pron [possessive form of she ] used to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with a woman, girl, or female animal that has already been mentioned ▪ He bent and touched his mouth to hers. ▪ These are my gloves. Hers … Dictionary of contemporary English
hers — [hʉrz] pron. [LME hires, hers < hire, her(e), poss. adj. (see HER1) + s after his] that or those belonging to her: the possessive form of SHE, used without a following noun, often after of [that book is hers; hers are better; he is a friend of … English World dictionary
hers — This possessive pronoun, as used in The blame is not hers but mine, is written without an apostrophe. Hers is wrongly used in the following example and should be replaced by her: ☒ I was checking both hers and my email. (The error is obvious if… … Modern English usage
Hers — (h[ e]rz), pron. See the Note under {Her}, pron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hers — (spr. ǟr), zwei Flüsse im südlichen Frankreich, von denen der eine im Depart. Ariège, nördlich von Ax, entspringt, in gewundenem Laufe die vorgelagerten tertiären Kämme durchbricht und, 120 km lang, bei Cintegabelle rechts in den Ariège mündet,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
hers — c.1300, hires, from HER (Cf. her); a double possessive. Possessive pronouns in Modern English consist of the predicative (mine, thine, his, ours, yours, theirs) that come after the subject, and the attributive (my, thy, his, her, our, your,… … Etymology dictionary
hers- (1) — *hers (1) germ., Verb: nhd. steif sein ( Verb); ne. be (Verb) stiff; Rekontruktionsbasis: an., mhd.; Etymologie: s. ing. *k̑ers (1), *k̑er , Subs … Germanisches Wörterbuch
hers- (2) — *hers (2) germ., Verb: nhd. kratzen; ne. scratch (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., mnd.; Etymologie: s. ing. *k̑ers (1), *k̑er , Substantiv … Germanisches Wörterbuch
