hers

[ hurz ]

pronoun

1. a form of the possessive case of she used as a predicate adjective:

   The red umbrella is hers. Are you a friend of hers?

2. that or those belonging to her:

   Hers is the biggest garden on the block. Hers are the yellow ones.

hers

/ hɜːz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with her

   hers is the nicest dress

   that cat is hers

2. of hers
   belonging to or associated with her

Word History and Origins

Origin of hers¹

1300–50; Middle English hirs, equivalent to hire her + -s 's ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hers¹

C14 hires; see her

Example Sentences

I spoke when Lucy Liu got hers, and it was lovely.

From Los Angeles Times

Harris' were far more popular — even Trump voters generally liked her ideas more, as long as they knew they weren't hers.

From Salon

People ate from a buffet from The Park’s Finest, the delicious Filipino barbecue spot run by a friend of hers.

From Los Angeles Times

Once the nomination was hers, there would have been nothing that Biden could’ve done to her had she chosen to separate herself from him or criticize his record on immigration or Israel–Palestine.

From Slate

Ms Roberts said it was an added pressure for small businesses like hers in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, when she was trying to make a living.

From BBC