language note: Hers is a third person possessive pronoun.
1. pronoun
You use hers to indicate that something belongs or relates to a woman, girl, or female animal.
His hand as it shook hers was warm and firm.
He'd never seen eyes as green as hers.
Professor Camm was a great friend of hers.
Hers was the suggestion I acted upon.
2. pronoun
In written English, hers is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Many people prefer to use 'his or hers' or 'theirs' as an alternative to 'hers'.
The author can report other people's results which more or less agree with hers.
3. pronoun
Hers is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation.
[formal, or written]
4. possessive pronoun
People sometimes use hers to refer to a car, machine, or ship.
[informal]
hers in British English
(hɜːz)
pronoun
1.
something or someone belonging to or associated with her
hers is the nicest dress
that cat is hers
2. of hers
Word origin
C14 hires; see her
hers in American English
(hɜrz)
pronoun
that or those belonging to her: the possessive form of she, used without a following noun, often after of
that book is hers; hers are better; he is a friend of hers
Word origin
LME hires, hers < hire, her(e), poss. adj. (see her1) + -s after his
Examples of 'hers' in a sentence
hers
She uses integrity as hers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The robot 's eyes followed hers; it seemed to be engaging with her.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The first time she used hers was in June 2008 and the detergent dispenser door did not open so the dishes were not clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My wife is pleased I've found a good moisturiser and no longer need to use hers!
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
MY ex-wife has changed our son 's surname to hers.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
hers
British English: hers /hɜːz/ PRONOUN
You use hers to say that something belongs to a woman or a girl.
She said that the bag was hers.
American English: hers
Arabic: خَاصَّتُهَا
Brazilian Portuguese: dela
Chinese: 她的
Croatian: njezin
Czech: její
Danish: hendes
Dutch: van haar
European Spanish: suyo ella
Finnish: hänen naispuolinen, itsenäisesti käytettävä pron.
French: le sien
German: ihr
Greek: δικός της
Italian: il suo
Japanese: 彼女のもの
Korean: 그 여자 것
Norwegian: hennes
Polish: jej
European Portuguese: dela
Romanian: al/a/ai/ale ei
Russian: ее
Latin American Spanish: suyo
Swedish: hennes
Thai: ของหล่อน
Turkish: onunki kadın
Ukrainian: її
Vietnamese: thứ của cô ấy
Chinese translation of 'hers'
hers
(həːz)
pron
(of woman,girl) 她的 (tā de)
(of female animal) 它的 (tā de)
⇒ Which bowl is hers?哪个食盆是它的？ (Nǎge shípén shì tā de?)