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Theirs: meaning, definitions and examples

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theirs

 

[ รฐษ›rz ]

Pronoun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Pronoun

possessive pronoun

used to refer to something that belongs to or is associated with a group of people or animals previously mentioned or easily identified.

Synonyms

their, theirselves

Examples of usage

  • The house was theirs, not mine.
  • I don't like that book, but theirs is really interesting.

Translations

Translations of the word "theirs" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น deles

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคจเค•เคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ihr

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ milik mereka

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั—ั…ะฝั–ะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ich

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท leur

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ suyo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท onlarฤฑn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ทธ๋“ค์˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฎุงุตุชู‡ู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ jejich

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ich

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไป–ไปฌ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ njihov

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพeirra

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะพะปะฐั€ะดั‹าฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ onlarฤฑn

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ suyo

Etymology

The word 'theirs' is a possessive pronoun that originated from Middle English, derived from the Old English word 'hira', meaning 'of them'. Over time, the word evolved to its current form and usage in modern English.

See also: their.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,944 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.