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HERS

Definition: HERS

HERS

Pronoun

1. See the Note under Her, pron.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "HERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definitions: HERS

DomainDefinitions

Satire

HERS, pron. His. Source: Devil's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: HERS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

HERS

EnglishHome Energy Rating SystemsN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: HERS

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Woman

Pron. she, her, hers.'

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: HERS

English words defined with "HERS": HirsmasterfullyWife's equity. (references)
Specialty definitions using "HERS": AwfulHERSLOVERPoplarsSoap. (references)
Non-English Usage: "HERS" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Papiamen (hoarse).

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Modern Usage: HERS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Since she made fun of your name, you just make fun of hers. What's her name? (Malcolm in the Middle; writing credit: Daniel Frenette)

And I warn you, I will know if the words are hers. (Ladyhawke; writing credit: Edward Khmara)

I'm stuck in a basement, sittin' on a tricycle, girl gettin' on my nerves; Goin' outta my mind, I thought she was fine, don't know if her body is hers. (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; writing credit: Hisao Ohkawa; Kaoru Umeno)

Not hers. What are you taking her side for? (Never Among Friends; writing credit: Jason M. Allentoff; Roger Troy Schneider)

Miss Brahms could hardly shift hers at all just now. (Are You Being Served?; writing credit: John T. Chapman; David Croft)

Lyrics

I'm hers, I'm hers ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy"; performing artist: Manfred Mann)

Does hers at ("The Death Of Suzzy Roche"; performing artist: The Roches)

Movie/TV Titles

Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973)

Hiss and Hers (1972)

His and Hers (1970)

Hers to Hold (1943)

His & Hers (1990)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: HERS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Come and Knock on Our Door: A Hers and Hers and His Guide to Three's Company (reference)

  • Hers 3: Brilliant New Fiction by Lesbian Writers (reference)

  • Hers for a Night (reference)

  • Nick & the Nerd (Love Stories. His, Hers, Theirs) (reference)

  • Only Hers (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: HERS

Photos:
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Photo Album: HERS

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

He put his face close to hers and stared into her eyes.Credit: Library of Congress.

Angela felt Somer's arms tighten around her and his cheek brush hers as the water roared over them.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: HERS

AuthorQuotation

William Cullen Bryant

Truth crushed to earth; shall rise again; The eternal years of God are hers; But Error; wounded; writhes in pain; And dies among her worshippers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: HERS

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Such talent as hers must not be suffered to remain unknown.

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Bruno hastily went round to Sylvie, who was standing at the other side of the Professor, and put his hand into hers.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Besides, Baptistine said, as we have seen, that his death would be hers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: HERS

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Heart and Estrogen/ Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) followed 2,763 women with heart disease for 4 years beginning in 1993. Half received estrogen and progestin, and half did not. The scientists found that participants using hormones had a greater chance of having a heart attack during the first year of their treatment despite the positive effects of this therapy on their blood lipid levels. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: HERS

"HERS" is generally used as a pronoun (personal) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "HERS" is used about 2,522 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Pronoun (personal)100%2,5223,602

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: HERS

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "HERS": his-and-hers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: HERS

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

muscle and fitness hers

251

hers his n

4

hers

78

hers muscle

4

his and hers

39

band hers his matching wedding

3

hair hers his

25

antoinette hers lost

3

muscle and fitness hers magazine

21

fertilizer hers

3

hair.com hers his

9

beauty hers his supply

3

goods hair hers his

9

hers his robe

2

f hers m

7

bridal hers

2

his and hers wedding band

6

bath hers his robe

2

his and hers watch

6

hers magazine muscle

2

fitness hers

5

hers magazine

2

foundation hers

5

hers up

2

his and hers ring

5

hers trial

2

hers his lingerie

4

hers his quot quot

2

hers his tattoo

4

hers study

2

design hers

4

hers his pajamas

2

his and hers wedding ring

4

fitness hers magazine

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: HERS

Language Translations for "HERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaan

  

hare (hair, hairs). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏خاصتها. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

她的. (various references)

   

Czech

  

její (her, its). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

het hare, de hare. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

la ŝia. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

hänen (her, his). (various references)

   

French

  

les siens, les siennes, le sien, la sienne. (various references)

   

German

  

ihrer (of her, of them, of you, theirs, you, your, yours), ihre (her, their, theirs, your, yours), ihr (her, its, their, thou, to her, ye, you, you all, your). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δικόσ τησ. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

miliknya (his), kepunyaannya (his, its). (various references)

   

Italian

  

suoi (her, his, its, your), suo (her, his, its, one's, your), sue (her, his, its), sua (be, her, his, its, to be, to be at, United States of America, were, your), le sue (his, its, your, yours), la sua (his, its, your, yours), il suo (his, its, your, yours), i suoi (his, its, your, yours), di lei (her). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

그녀의 것. (various references)

   

Manx

  

lheeish, jeeish, eck (at her, her, its), e (her, his, its). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

hennes (her). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ershay

   

Portuguese

  

sua (her, his, his/her, its, their, your, your own, yours), seu (her, his, his/her, its, their, theirs, your, your own, yours), arenque (Atlantic herring, digby, herring, kipper, mattie, sea herring, sea rover, sild, yawling). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

sale (its), sa (her), ei (ahoy, attaboy, come, eh, gad, halloo, hei, heigh, her, hey, hoy, I say, its, now, now then, phew, tell it to the marines, they, well). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

njen (her). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

suyos (his, its, their, theirs, yours), suyo (be, his, its, their, theirs, to be, to be at, were, yours), suyas (his, its, their, theirs, yours), suya (his, its, their, theirs, yours), los suyos (his, its, their, theirs, yours), las suyas (his, its, their, theirs, yours), la suya (his, its, their, theirs, yours), el suyo (his, its, their, theirs, your, yours). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

hennes (her, its). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

onunki (his, its). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

її (her, its), що належить їй. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

eiddo (assets, belongings, his, mine, ours, possessions, property, theirs, thine, yours). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: HERS

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

helisua, iessui, soa, sua, suae, suam, suarum, suas, sue, suham, sui, suis, suisque, suo, suorum, suos, suum, suus. (various references)

Avestan200-600

he. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: HERS

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 8, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai hyato thV ceiroV authV kai afhken authn o puretoV kai hgerqh kai dihkonei autoiV
Latin405VulgateEt tetigit manum eius et dimisit eam febris et surrexit et ministrabat eis
Old English990West Saxon& he æt-ran hyre hand & se feofer hyofor-let. þa aras hyo. & þeignede hym.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd he touchide hir hoond, and the feuer lefte hir; and she roos, and seruede hem.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd touched her hande and the fevre left hir: and she arose and ministred vnto them.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered to them.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: HERS

LanguageMatthew Chapter 8, Verse 15
Cebuanoug gihikap niya ang kamot niini, ug siya gihuwasan sa hilanat ug mibangon ug mialagad kaniya.
Chinese耶 穌 把 他 的 手 一 摸 、 熱 就 退 了 . 他 就 起 來 服 事 耶 穌 。
CroatianDotaèe joj se ruke i pusti je ognjica. Ona ustade i posluživaše mu.
DanishOg han rørte ved hendes Hånd, og Feberen forlod hende, og hun stod op og vartede ham op.
DutchEn Hij raakte haar hand aan, en de koorts verliet haar; en zij stond op, en diende henlieden.
FinnishNiin hän koski tämän käteen, ja kuume lähti hänestä; ja hän nousi ja palveli häntä.
FrenchIl toucha sa main, et la fièvre la quitta; puis elle se leva, et le servit.
GermanDa griff er ihre Hand an, und das Fieber verließ sie. Und sie stand auf und diente ihnen.
Haitian CreoleJezi manyen men madanm lan, lamenm lafyèv la kite li. Madanm lan leve, li resevwa li.
HungarianÉs illeté annak kezét, és elhagyta õt a láz; és fölkele, és szolgála nékik.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariYesus menjamah tangannya, lalu demamnya hilang. Ia bangun dan mulai melayani Yesus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka dijamah-Nya tangannya, lalu hilanglah demamnya itu; maka perempuan itu pun bangunlah, lalu melayani Dia.
Manx GaelicAs venn eh rish y laue eck, as daag yn chiassaghey ee: as ren ee girree, as shirveish orroo.
MaoriNa ka pa ia ki tona ringaringa, a mutu ake tona kirika: a ara ake ana ia ki te taka mea ma ratou.
Norwegianog han rørte ved hennes hånd, og feberen forlot henne; og hun stod op og tjente ham.
PortugueseE tocou-lhe a mão, e a febre a deixou; então ela se levantou, e o servia.   
RumanianS`a atins de mkna ei, wi au lqsat -o frigurile; apoi ea s`a sculat, wi a knceput sq -I slujeascq.
RussianЙ ЛПУОХМУС ТХЛЙ ЕЕ, Й ЗПТСЮЛБ ПУФБЧЙМБ ЕЕ; Й ПОБ ЧУФБМБ Й УМХЦЙМБ ЙН.
ShuarTura ni uwején antinmatai tsuemun michatramiayi. Tura nuwa nantakin Ashí ajamsarmiayi.
SwahiliBasi, Yesu akamgusa huyo mama mkono, na homa ikamwacha; akasimama, akamtumikia.
SwedishDå rörde han vid hennes hand, och febern lämnade henne; och hon stod upp och betjänade honom.
UmaYesus mpokamu pale-na, ncaliu mo'uri' -imi. Kaliliu memata-imi-hawo, pai' -i mpolayani Yesus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: HERS

Derivations

Words beginning with "HERS": herself, herstories, herstory. (additional references)

Words ending with "HERS": abolishers, accomplishers, admonishers, aethers, affenpinschers, altogethers, ambushers, anthers, archers, astrophotographers, attachers, autobiographers, avouchers, backbenchers, backlashers, banishers, bashers, batchers, bathers, belchers, bellwethers, bellyachers, benchers, bibliographers, biogeographers, biographers, birdwatchers, blanchers, blandishers, blathers, bleachers, blenchers, blethers, blithers, bluchers, blushers, botchers, bothers, brainwashers, breachers, breathers, broachers, brothers, brushers, burghers, burnishers, bushers, butchers, calligraphers, cartographers, catchers. (additional references)

Words containing "HERS": blatherskite, blatherskites, bothersome, featherstitch, featherstitched, featherstitches, featherstitching, pitchersful, whithersoever, withershins. (additional references)


Misspellings

"HERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: erss, haeres, Harrs, harz, hebros, Hebrus, heds, hees, heis, heks, Heos, herc, Hercy, heres, heresam, herest, herf, herfs, herg, heri, herk, herks, herls, herns, heros, herp, herps, herra, herrs, Herse, herst, hersy, herv, herz, herze, herzi, hes, hets, hevs, hexs, heys, Heysi, hiers, hirs, Hirsau, Hirsi, hirst, hirz, horc, hreu, huers, hurs, pheres, phers. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "HERS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "HERS" (pronounced herz or her"z)
2-er zabductors, absorbers, abusers, accelerometers, accumulators, accusers, achievers, acquirers, acquires, acres, actors, actuators, adapters, adjusters, administers, administrators, admirers, adulterers, advancers, adventurers, adventures, advertisers, advisers, advisors, afterburners, agers, aggressors, agitators, airliners, Alexanders, alligators, allocators, altars, alters, ambassadors, ambers, ammeters, amphitheaters, amplifiers, analyzers, ancestors, anchors, Angers, anglers, animators, announcers, answers, anteaters, antlers, appetizers, applicators, appraisers, appropriators, aquifers, arbiters, Arbitragers, arbitrageurs, arbitrators, architectures, askers, aspires, assemblers, assessors, asters, astrologers, astronomers, attackers, auditors, augers, augurs, authors, automakers, autoworkers, avers, aviators, babblers, babysitters, bachelors, backers, backfires, backwaters, badgers, bakers, ballplayers, bandleaders, bangers, bankers, banners, barbers, bargainers, Barkers, barometers, barriers, barristers, bartenders, bashers, bathers, batters, bearers, beaters, beavers, beekeepers, beepers, beggars, beginners, behaviors, belabors, believers, bellflowers, bellwethers, benchers, benders, benefactors, bestsellers, betters, bettors, bewilders, Bickers, bidders, bikers, binders, binoculars, biographers, biosensors, birders, bitters, bladders, blazers, bleachers, blenders, Blinders, blisters, blockbusters, blockers, bloodsuckers, bloomers, bloopers, blowers, blunders, boarders, boaters, boilers, bolivars, bolsters, bombers, bondholders, bonfires, bonkers, bookers, bookkeepers, booksellers.
2-er" zblurs, chauffeurs, concurs, confers, connoisseurs, defers, demurs, deters, entrepreneurs, ers, firs, furs, incurs, infers, liqueurs, occurs, prefers, purrs, refers, restaurateurs, saboteurs, slurs, spurs, stirs, transfers.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: HERS

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: resh.

Words within the letters "e-h-r-s"

-1 letter: ers, her, hes, res, ser, she.

-2 letters: eh, er, es, he, re, sh.

 Words containing the letters "e-h-r-s"
 

+1 letter: fresh, hares, hears, heirs, herbs, herds, heres, herls, herms, herns, heros, hires, hoers, horse, lehrs, rheas, share, shear, sheer, sherd, shier, shire, shoer, shore, shred, shrew, shyer, usher.

 

+2 letters: afresh, ahorse, arches, ashier, ashler, ashore, basher, berths, busher, chares, chaser, cheers, cherts, chores, cosher, creesh, dasher, earths, ephors, eschar, ethers, fisher, gasher, gerahs, gusher, haeres, halers, harems, haters, havers, hawser, hayers, hazers, hearse, hearts, heders, henrys, heresy, heroes, herons, herpes, hewers, hexers, hiders, hikers, hirers, hirsel, hirsle, hisser, hoarse, homers, honers, hopers, hordes, horsed, horses, horsey, horste, hosier, houser, hovers, husker, josher, kasher, kosher, lasher, lusher, masher, mosher, musher, nosher, ochers, ochres, others, perish, phrase, posher, pusher, raphes, rasher, rashes, rehabs, rehash, rehems, relish, reshes, reship, reshod, reshoe, reshot, reshow, rewash, rhesus, rheums, rhuses, rhymes, riches, ruches, rushed, rushee, rusher, rushes, search, senhor, seraph, shader, shaker, shaper, shared, sharer, shares, shaver, shears, sheers, sherds, sherif, sherpa, sherry, shewer, shiers, shiner, shires, shiver, shmear, shoers, shored, shores, shover, shower, shreds, shrewd, shrews, shriek, shrike, shrine, shrive, shrove, shyers, sigher, sphere, sphery, sypher, theirs, theres, therms, threes, thresh, throes, thyrse, ushers, washer, wheres, whores, wisher.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: HERS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 45 52 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

....    .    .-.    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01000101 01010010 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#69 &#82 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0045 0052 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

42395253

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Translations: Ancient
15. Bible Trace
16. Abbreviations
17. Acronyms
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Orthography
22. Bibliography


  

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