Standard Lemma guide

hers

noun · pron · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhɜːz/
  • UK: /əz/
  • Northumbria: /ˈhɔːz/
  • US: /ˈhɝz/
  • US: /ɚz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)z
  • CMU ARPABET: HH ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH ER1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of her

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

pron

Meaning 2

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • That handbag is hers. These gloves are also hers.
  • Mine is the blue one, and hers is the red one.
  • This is a favourite song of hers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

pron

Meaning 3

Her house or home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Let's go over to hers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

pron

Meaning 4

Honorific alternative letter-case form of hers, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, honorific

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).

Across languages

Translations

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَهَا (lahā) — that which belongs to her
  • Arabic: لها (lihā) — that which belongs to her
  • Arabic: بتاعها (betāʕhā) — that which belongs to her
  • Arabic: بتاعتها (betāʕethā) — that which belongs to her
  • Arabic: بتوعها (betōʕhā) — that which belongs to her
  • Azerbaijani: onunku — that which belongs to her
  • Bahamian Creole: har own — that which belongs to her
  • Belarusian: яе́ (jajé) — that which belongs to her
  • Central Bikol: saiya — that which belongs to her
  • Bulgarian: не́ин (néin) — that which belongs to her
  • Chinese Mandarin: 她的 (tā-de) — that which belongs to her
  • Czech: její — that which belongs to her
  • Danish: hendes — that which belongs to her
  • Dutch: het hare — that which belongs to her
  • Dutch: de hare — that which belongs to her
  • Finnish: hänen — that which belongs to her
  • French: le sien — that which belongs to her
  • French: la sienne — that which belongs to her
  • French: les siens — that which belongs to her
  • French: les siennes — that which belongs to her
  • German: ihrer — that which belongs to her
  • German: ihre — that which belongs to her
  • German: ihres — that which belongs to her
  • German: ihrs — that which belongs to her
  • German: ihr m or f or — that which belongs to her
  • German: der Ihre — that which belongs to her
  • German: die Ihre — that which belongs to her
  • German: das Ihre — that which belongs to her
  • German: die Ihren — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δικός της (dikós tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δικιά της (dikiá tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δική της (dikí tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δικό της (dikó tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δικοί της (dikoí tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δικές της (dikés tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greek: δικά της (diká tis) — that which belongs to her
  • Greenlandic: uuma — that which belongs to her
  • Hawaiian: ona — that which belongs to her
  • Hawaiian: āna — that which belongs to her
  • Hungarian: övé — that which belongs to her
  • Icelandic: hennar — that which belongs to her
  • Ido: elua — that which belongs to her
  • Interlingua: sue — that which belongs to her
  • Italian: il suo — that which belongs to her
  • Italian: la sua — that which belongs to her
  • Italian: i suoi — that which belongs to her
  • Italian: le sue — that which belongs to her
  • Japanese: 彼女の (kanojo no) — that which belongs to her
  • Latin: suus — that which belongs to her
  • Latin: eius — that which belongs to her
  • Latin: illius — that which belongs to her
  • Latin: huius — that which belongs to her
  • Latvian: viņas — that which belongs to her
  • Latvian: viņējs — that which belongs to her
  • Latvian: viņējais — that which belongs to her
  • Macedonian: нејзин (nejzin) — that which belongs to her
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hennes — that which belongs to her
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hennar — that which belongs to her
  • Polish: jej — that which belongs to her
  • Portuguese: o seu — that which belongs to her
  • Portuguese: a sua — that which belongs to her
  • Portuguese: o dela — that which belongs to her
  • Portuguese: a dela — that which belongs to her
  • Romanian: a ei — that which belongs to her
  • Romanian: al său — that which belongs to her
  • Romanian: a sa — that which belongs to her
  • Romanian: ai săi — that which belongs to her
  • Romanian: ale sale — that which belongs to her
  • Romansh: il sieu — that which belongs to her
  • Romansh: la sia — that which belongs to her
  • Romansh: ils ses — that which belongs to her
  • Romansh: las sias — that which belongs to her
  • Russian: её (jejó) — that which belongs to her
  • Serbo-Croatian: ње̑н — that which belongs to her
  • Serbo-Croatian: ње́зин — that which belongs to her
  • Serbo-Croatian: njȇn — that which belongs to her
  • Serbo-Croatian: njézin — that which belongs to her
  • Slovak: jej — that which belongs to her
  • Slovene: njén — that which belongs to her
  • Spanish: el suyo — that which belongs to her
  • Spanish: los suyos — that which belongs to her
  • Spanish: la suya — that which belongs to her
  • Spanish: las suyas — that which belongs to her
  • Swedish: hennes — that which belongs to her
  • Swedish: sin — that which belongs to her
  • Swedish: sitt — that which belongs to her
  • Swedish: sina — that which belongs to her
  • Tagalog: niya — that which belongs to her
  • Tagalog: kaniya — that which belongs to her
  • Telugu: ఆమెది (āmedi) — that which belongs to her
  • Tupinambá: i mba'e — that which belongs to her
  • Tuvan: ооңуу (ooñuu) — that which belongs to her
  • Ukrainian: її́ (jijí) — that which belongs to her
  • Yakut: киниэнэ (kiniene) — that which belongs to her