herspronoun
uk/hɜːz/us/hɝːz/A2 the one(s) belonging to or connected with a woman, girl, or female animal that has been mentioned or is known about:
Nicky and I both have red hair but hers is lighter than mine.
"Do you know Tina?" "Yes, I'm a friend of hers."
Hers is the big house on the corner.
More examples
- Talent like hers is rare in someone so young.
- I've never liked that cousin of hers.
- Next to his tanned face, hers seemed very pale and unhealthy.
- A job like hers would be much too demanding for me, but she enjoys that kind of life.
- There's quite a contrast between his character and hers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: possessive forms
- his
- its
- mine
- my
- our
- ours
- s
- the
- their
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours