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ers

ers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of er.

ers is the plural of er.

Meaning of er

Verb

er (third-person singular simple present ers, present participle erring, simple past and past participle erred)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.
    • um and er
    Synonyms:
    ah, eh, um, hem and haw

See all 5 meanings of er

Noun (1) capitalized: ERS

ERS (plural ERSes)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of energy recovery system, an electric generation, storage, and propulsion system used in Formula One, which generates electricity by scavenging excess power and energy, stores energy in batteries, and boosts acceleration with electric motors assisting the gasoline engine.
    • The ERS can generate an extra 160hp for around half a minute per lap.2024 April 3, Joe Holding, Rebecca Braybrook, “What do DRS, black and white flag, porpoising and more mean? F1 terms explained”, in Autosport

Noun (2) capitalized: ERs

ERs

  1. (plural) plural of ER

Forms of ers

pluralERSes

Questions about ers

What is ers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of er.
What part of speech is ers?
Ers is a noun.
What is the plural of ers?
The plural of ers is ERSes.

Words near ers in the dictionary

  1. Erruhhuraa
  2. ERRV
  3. ERRVs
  4. erryday
  5. errything
  6. ers
  7. Ersa
  8. Ersange
  9. ersatz
  10. ersatzer
  11. ersatzers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ers (page history and authors); ERS (page history and authors); ERs (page history and authors); er (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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