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Date "THEIRS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Crosswords: THEIRS |
| English words defined with "THEIRS": Hirs ♦ It ♦ Royal assent. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "THEIRS": BABY ♦ Distance, Divorce ♦ Kingdom Come ♦ PROVINCIALISMS ♦ ROBESPIERRE. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | They're everywhere--they say this house is theirs! (The Others; writing credit: Alejandro Amenábar) Ahem, Dr. Scudworth, theirs growing concern among the board of shadowy figures that you'requite insane (Clone High; writing credit: Damian Chapa) The point is, you trade our missiles in Turkey for theirs in Cuba, they're gonna force us into trade after trade, until finally, a couple of months from now they demand something we won't trade, like Berlin, and we do end up in a war. Not to mention that long before that happens this administration will be politically dead (Thirteen Days; writing credit: Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow) Yes, by God, we could've had full employment, whopping Gross National Product, nice cushy feeling that we've got a bomb for every one of theirs. But just as sure as God made the state of Georgia, there'd've come one day when they'd've blown us up, or we'd've blown them up (Seven Days in May; writing credit: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W. Bailey II) 'Cause Joey and me used theirs up last night, making scary faces (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) | |
Lyrics | My skin is theirs (Take A Picture; performing artist: Filter) Theirs Nothing Left To Fear (When The Night Comes; performing artist: Joe Cocker) When Theirs Nothing Left To Lose (When The Night Comes; performing artist: Joe Cocker) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Getting Theirs (1921) | |
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 | [Samuel Carne] / Painted by Jeremiah Theirs. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | "Everybody turns to when it's reactivation time. Here storekeeper striker D.W. Shore ... and Glenn Hobbs ... remove a dehumidifier from the hangar deck of USS Bairoko prior to its actual reactivation by San Francisco Naval Shipyard employees." "Navy men like Seaman Hobbs and Storekeeper Shore were given the task of helping in reassembling the ship that would be theirs when the ship departed from San Francisco." Quoted caption was released with this photo circa August 1950. Bairoko recommissioned for Korean War service on 12 September 1950. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Whose side are you on, theirs or Nixon's? : bring all the GIs home now! End the draft now!. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Dr. Carlos P. Romalo | The fact we must remember is that we are educating students for a world that will not be ours but will be theirs. Give them a chance to be heard. |
John Dryden | Theirs was the giant race, before the flood. |
| Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain. | |
Lord Alfred Tennyson | Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Cosette ate with them under the table in a wooden dish like theirs. |
The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde | Women try their luck; men risk theirs. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty or thirty of the thickest and strongest of theirs. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Bosnia and Herzegovina | The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, including private and public worship, and in general, individuals enjoyed this right in areas that are ethnically mixed or where they are adherents of the majority religion; however, the ability of individuals to worship in areas where theirs is a minority religion was restricted, sometimes by violently. (references) |
Economic History | Ecuador | The Commercial Code indicates that the commissioned merchant or agent is obligated directly and personally for his/her own franchise as if the business were entirely theirs. (references) |
Human Rights | Indonesia | Bodies, believed to be theirs, bearing evidence of gunshot wounds, were found floating in the Kumundu River on September 12 with their hands bound and heads shaved. (references) |
Indigenous People | Malaysia | Nonetheless, indigenous people in the state of Sarawak continued to protest the alleged encroachment by state and private logging and plantation companies onto land that they consider to be theirs under customary rights. (references) |
Trade | Spain | Forecasts predict that eastern and central European countries that now align their currencies to the Deutch Mark (DM) and African countries that align theirs to the French Franc (FF) will adopt the Euro for international business. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DISTANCE, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs, and keep. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Gerald Ford | Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Important tribes of Indians on our northwestern frontier have also acceded to stipulations which bind them to the interests of the United States and to consider our enemy as theirs also. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | To what extent such interposition may be carried, on the same principle, is a question in which all independent powers whose governments differ from theirs are interested, even those most remote, and surely none more so than the United States. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | What ever of regulation in our laws has ever been adopted unfavorable to the interest of any foreign nation has been essentially defensive and counteracting to similar regulations of theirs operating against us. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I am sure that the American people would welcome a chance to listen to the Soviet leaders on our television-as I would like the Soviet people to hear our leaders on theirs. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | The Sandinistas just signed theirs two weeks ago -and then suspended it. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We have to recognize that we cannot build our future without helping others to build theirs. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "THEIRS" is generally used as a pronoun (personal) -- approximately 99.81% of the time. "THEIRS" is used about 1,036 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Pronoun (personal) | 99.81% | 1,034 | 7,184 |
| Noun (plural) | 0.1% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Determiner (possessive) | 0.1% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,036 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "THEIRS": a friend of theirs. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "THEIRS": theirs-had. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
theirs | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "THEIRS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | hulle s'n. (various references) | |
Albanian | i tyri, e tyrja. (various references) | |
Arabic | ملكهم, لهم (to them), لهن (to them), خاصتهم. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | техни. (various references) | |
Chinese | 其 (her, his, it, its, such, that), 他们的. (various references) | |
Czech | jejich (their). (various references) | |
Dutch | het hunne, de hunne. (various references) | |
Esperanto | la ilia. (various references) | |
Finnish | niiden (their), heidän (their). (various references) | |
French | son (their), les leurs, le leur, la leur. (various references) | |
German | ihre (her, hers, their, your, yours). (various references) | |
Greek | δικόσ τουσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | של"ן, של"ם. (various references) | |
Hungarian | övék, övéik. (various references) | |
Italian | loro (their, them, themselves, they, ye, you, your, yours), le loro (their, your, yours), il loro (their, your, yours), i loro (their, your, yours), di loro (their), di essi, di esse, di ella (her, hers, his, its, their, your, yours). (various references) | |
Korean | 그"의 것. (various references) | |
Manx | oc (their), nyn (our, ours, their, your), lhieusyn, lhieu (with them), an. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eirsthay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | seus (his, its, their, your, yours), seu (her, hers, his, his/her, its, their, your, your own, yours), dele (his, it, its). (various references) | |
Romanian | ale lor, al lor, ai lor, a lor. (various references) | |
Russian | их (their, them). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | njihov (their). (various references) | |
Spanish | suyos (hers, his, its, their, yours), suyo (be, hers, his, its, their, to be, to be at, were, yours), suyas (hers, his, its, their, yours), suya (hers, his, its, their, yours), sus (halloo, her, his, its, their, your), los suyos (hers, his, its, their, yours), las suyas (hers, his, its, their, yours), la suya (hers, his, its, their, yours), el suyo (hers, his, its, their, your, yours). (various references) | |
Swedish | deras (their). (various references) | |
Thai | ของเขาเหล่านั้น (their). (various references) | |
Turkish | onlarınki. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | їхній (their), їх (their, them). (various references) | |
Welsh | eiddynt, eiddo (assets, belongings, hers, his, mine, ours, possessions, property, thine, yours). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | helisua, iessui, soa, sua, suae, suam, suarum, suas, sue, suham, sui, suis, suisque, suo, suorum, suos, suum, suus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 15, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eudokhsan gar kai ofeiletai autwn eisin ei gar toiV pneumatikoiV autwn ekoinwnhsan ta eqnh ofeilousin kai en toiV sarkikoiV leitourghsai autoiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Placuit enim eis et debitores sunt eorum nam si spiritalium eorum participes facti sunt gentiles debent et in carnalibus ministrare eis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hi woldon hit don and, huru, hi ahton hit him. Forþy gif hæðenas dældon on þæm gastlicum bletsungum þæra Iudeiscan wera, þa agað hi hit þæm Iudeiscum werum þæt hi dælað mid him hiera woroldlice gebletsungas. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For it pleside to hem, and thei ben dettouris of hem; for hethene men ben maad parteneris of her goostli thingis, thei owen also in fleischli thingis to mynystre to hem. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | It hath pleased them verely and their detters are they. For yf the getils be made partetakers of their spirituall thinges their dutie is to minister vnto the in carnall thinges. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in carnal things. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh. |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 15, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | Gikalipay nila ang paghimo niini, ngani sa pagkatinuod sila mga utangan kanila. Kay kon ang mga Gentil nakaambit man sa espirituhanong mga panalangin nila, ila usab nga katungdanan ang pag-alagad kanila pinaagi sa ilang mga yutan-ong panalangin. |
| Croatian | Da, odluèiše, a i dužnici su im. Jer ako su pogani postali sudionicima njihovih duhovnih dobara, dužni su im u tjelesnima poslužiti. |
| Danish | De have nemlig fundet Glæde deri, og de ere deres Skyldnere. Thi ere Hedningerne blevne delagtige i hines åndelige Goder, da ere de også skyldige at tjene dem med de timelige. |
| Dutch | Want het heeft hun zo goed gedacht; ook zijn zij hun schuldenaars; want indien de heidenen hunner geestelijke goederen deelachtig zijn geworden, zo zijn zij ook schuldig hen van lichamelijke goederen te dienen. |
| Finnish | Niin he ovat halunneet, ja he ovatkin sen heille velkaa; sillä jos pakanat ovat tulleet osallisiksi heidän hengellisistä aarteistaan, niin he puolestaan ovat velvolliset auttamaan heitä maallisilla. |
| French | Elles l`ont bien voulu, et elles le leur devaient; car si les païens ont eu part leurs avantages spirituels, ils doivent aussi les assister dans les choses temporelles. |
| German | Sie haben's willig getan, und sind auch ihre Schuldner. Denn so die Heiden sind ihrer geistlichen Güter teilhaftig geworden, ist's billig, daß sie ihnen auch in leiblichen Gütern Dienst beweisen. |
| Hungarian | Mert tetszett nékik, és tartoznak is vele. Mert ha a pogányok azoknak a lelki javaiban részesültek, tartoznak nékik viszont szolgálni a testiekben. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dengan senang hati mereka memutuskan untuk berbuat itu. Memang sebenarnya mereka patut menolong saudara-saudara yang miskin di Yerusalem itu; sebab dari orang-orang Yahudilah orang-orang bukan Yahudi itu sudah menerima berkat-berkat dari Allah. Jadi, orang-orang bukan Yahudi itu patut juga menolong orang-orang Yahudi dengan berkat-berkat kebendaan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka itulah menjadi persetujuan mereka itu; dan terutanglah mereka itu kepada orang-orang itu, karena jikalau orang kafir sudah masuk bahagian di dalam hal rohani dengan mereka itu, maka orang kafir itu pun terutang juga melayani mereka itu dengan hal duniawi. |
| Italian | L'hanno voluto perché sono ad essi debitori: infatti, avendo i pagani partecipato ai loro beni spirituali, sono in debito di rendere un servizio sacro nelle loro necessit materiali. |
| Maori | Ae ra, i pai ano ratou ki te pera, a e tika ana ano kia hoatu ki a ratou. I te mea kua uru nei nga Tauiwi ki a ratou mea o te wairua, waihoki he tika ano kia mahia e enei etahi mea o te kikokiko ma ratou. |
| Norwegian | De har så villet, og de står også i gjeld til dem; for har hedningene fått del i deres åndelige goder, da er de også skyldige til å tjene dem med de timelige. |
| Portuguese | Isto pois lhes pareceu bem, como devedores que são para com eles. Porque, se os gentios foram participantes das bênçãos espirituais dos judeus, devem também servir a estes com as materiais. |
| Rumanian | Negrewit, au avut bunqtatea; dar era wi o datorie fayq de ei; pentrucq, dacq Neamurile au avut parte de binecuvkntqrile lor duhovnicewti, este de datoria lor sq -i ajute wi ele cu bunurile lor pqmkntewti. |
| Shuar | Ti wakeruiniak Túrawarmiayi. Nu nekas Túrashtinkiait. Israer-shuarnumia Yus-Chichaman antukaru ásar yamaikia ni Kuítrijiai Páchitsuk Yáinchatniukait. |
| Swahili | Wao wenyewe wameamua kufanya hivyo; lakini, kwa kweli, hilo ni jukumu lao kwa hao. Maana, ikiwa watu wa mataifa mengine wameshiriki baraka za kiroho za Wayahudi, wanapaswa nao pia kuwahudumia Wayahudi katika mahitaji yao ya kidunia. |
| Swedish | Ja, därtill hava de känt sig manade; de stå också i skuld hos dem. Ty om hedningarna hava fått del i deras andliga goda, så äro de å sin sida skyldiga att vara dem till tjänst med sitt lekamliga goda. -- |
| Uma | Hawa' -ra toe rababehi ngkai kagoe' nono-ra. Hiaa' toto-na lia-midi hira' mpotulungi doo-ra to Yahudi toe-e, apa' ngkai to Yahudi toera pai' alaa-na tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi mporata pongkoni' kao' -ra. Jadi', toto-na lia ane tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi mpobagi pongkoni' wotoloka' hi doo-ra to Yahudi. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "THEIRS": theirselves. (additional references) | |
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"THEIRS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: thairs, theios, theire, theis, theys, thiere, Thiers, Thoirs, thries. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "THEIRS" (pronounced the"rz) |
| 3 | -e" r z | affairs, airs, bares, bears, billionaires, blares, cares, chairs, compares, dares, declares, despairs, downstairs, errs, fairs, fares, flares, glares, hairs, hares, heirs, impairs, Mairs, mares, millionaires, multimillionaires, pairs, Pares, pears, prayers, prepares, questionnaires, repairs, scares, shares, snares, spares, squares, stairs, stares, swears, tears, unawares, upstairs, wares, wears. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: heirs, heist, hires, ither, rites, shier, shire, shirt, their, tiers, tires, tries. | |
-2 letters: erst, eths, heir, hers, hest, hets, hies, hire, hist, hits, ires, reis, resh, rest, rets, rise, rite, shri, sire, site, sith, stir, thir, this, tier, ties, tire. | |
-3 letters: ers, eth, her, hes, het, hie, his, hit, ire, its, rei, res. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-i-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: cithers, dithers, hastier, heister, heriots, hermits, hinters, hipster, hirsute, hitters, hoister, mithers, resight, richest, shifter, shortie, sighter, slither, swither, thrives, tithers, withers, writhes, zithers. | |
+2 letters: blithers, britches, chariest, chestier, chirkest, chitters, christen, christie, citherns, cithrens, diethers, disherit, ditchers, erethism, etherish, fighters, freights, ghostier, hairiest, hairnets, hardiest, hearties, heisters, herbiest, heretics, heritors, hetairas, hipsters, hitchers, hoariest, hoisters, horniest, horsiest, hysteria, hysteric, inearths, inherits, isothere, isotherm, lighters, luthiers, misthrew, ornithes, philters, philtres, pitchers, rebirths, redshift, redshirt, refights, relights, resights, restitch, rethinks, righters, rightest, righties, rushiest, shifters, shiftier, shirtier, shorties, sighters, slighter, slithers, slithery, smithers, smithery, snitcher, stitcher, superhit, switcher, swithers, theories, theorise, theorist, theriacs, thesauri, thinkers, thinners, thirsted, thirster, thirties, thorites, thrivers, tigerish, trashier, triphase, trophies, waterish, whistler, whitters, worthies, writhers, zitherns. | |
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