HERS


Meaning of HERS in English

Note: 'Hers' is a third person possessive pronoun.

1.

You use ~ to indicate that something belongs or relates to a woman, girl, or female animal.

His hand as it shook ~ was warm and firm...

He’d never seen eyes as green as ~...

Professor Camm was a great friend of ~...

PRON

2.

In written English, ~ is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘his or ~’ or ‘theirs’.

The author can report other people’s results which more or less agree with ~.

PRON

3.

Hers is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. (FORMAL or WRITTEN)

PRON

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