hers
hers /h'ɜːrz/
Hers is a third person possessive pronoun.
1 [PRON]
You use hers to indicate that something belongs or relates to a woman, girl, or female animal.
His hand as it shook hers was warm and firm...
He'd never seen eyes as green as hers...
Professor Camm was a great friend of hers...
2 [PRON]
In written English, hers 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 hers' or `theirs'.
The author can report other people's results which more or less agree with hers.
3 [PRON]
Hers is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. (FORMAL or WRITTEN)
Hers is a third person possessive pronoun.
1 [PRON]
You use hers to indicate that something belongs or relates to a woman, girl, or female animal.
His hand as it shook hers was warm and firm...
He'd never seen eyes as green as hers...
Professor Camm was a great friend of hers...
2 [PRON]
In written English, hers 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 hers' or `theirs'.
The author can report other people's results which more or less agree with hers.
3 [PRON]
Hers is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation. (FORMAL or WRITTEN)