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theirs

UK/ðɛəz//ðɛɚz/

theirs pronoun: that or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.

Pronoun

theirs (plural theirs)

  1. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
    • This luggage is theirs. These passports are also theirs.
    • Theirs cost a lot more than ours.
  2. (informal) Their house or home.
    • Let's go over to theirs.

theirs meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Tagalog

theirs in Hindi

that which belongs to them
उनका unkā

theirs in Marathi

that which belongs to them
त्यांचा tyāñcā, त्यांचे tyāñce, त्यांची tyāñcī

theirs in Urdu

that which belongs to them
ان کا un kā

theirs in Tagalog

that which belongs to them
kanila
More languagesFewer languages
theirs in Arabic
لَهُمَا lahumā, لَهُم m لَهُن lahum
theirs in Thai
ของเขา kŏng kăo
theirs in Vietnamese
của họ

Examples of theirs in a sentence

  • That cat of theirs got into our garden again.
  • The letter had been given to the two Englishmen by a good friend of theirs in London, who had been in America two years previously, and had singled out Mr.1878, Henry James, An International Episode:

All 40 example sentences with theirs

Forms of theirs

pluraltheirs
alternative form (obsolete)their's

Origin of theirs

From Middle English theires, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to their + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced theirn (from Middle English theiren, formed by analogy to mine, thine) in standard speech.

Phrases with theirs

Words that rhyme with theirs

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Questions about theirs

What does theirs mean?
Theirs means that or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
What is theirs in Hindi?
Theirs in Hindi is उनका (unkā). See Theirs meaning in Hindi.
How do you use theirs in a sentence?
That cat of theirs got into our garden again.
What part of speech is theirs?
Theirs is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce theirs?
Theirs is pronounced /ðɛəz/ (UK).

Words near theirs in the dictionary

  1. Their Serene Highnesses
  2. their'n
  3. their's
  4. theire
  5. theirn
  6. theirs
  7. theirself
  8. theirselves
  9. theirsen
  10. theirsens
  11. Theisen

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