hers

American  

[hurz] / hɜrz /

pronoun

1. a form of the possessive case of she used as a predicate adjective.

   The red umbrella is hers. Are you a friend of hers?

2. that or those belonging to her.

   Hers is the biggest garden on the block. Hers are the yellow ones.

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hers British  

/ hɜːz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with her

   hers is the nicest dress

   that cat is hers

2. belonging to or associated with her

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Etymology

Origin of hers

1300–50; Middle English hirs, equivalent to hire her + -s 's ¹

Example Sentences

He wore the lion-and-sun flag of the shah’s Iran tied like a cape around his shoulders; she wore a similarly sized Israeli flag around hers.

From Los Angeles Times

Boothroyd made this move for an elderly client of hers, who was beneficiary of an old irrevocable trust.

From Barron's

Lovelis says she recognized in the Witch’s Cottage a similar outlook on life as hers.

From Los Angeles Times

Democrat Ana Tiburcio won hers with more than two-thirds of the vote.

From Salon

It seemed as if that old leg of hers held her growing back.

From Literature