theirs

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theirs

/ðɛəz/ UK
/ðɛːz/ UK
/ðɛɚz/ US
/ðɛɹz/ US
/ðeːz/ Australia
/ðiəz/
/ðeəz/ New Zealand
/ðeɹz/ Scotland
/ðɜː(ɹ)z/

Sounds like there's · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)z

Where it comes from

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.

pronoun theirs · their's

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.
informal Their house or home. Let's go over to theirs.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hers, obj, own, them, themselves, they, yours, assets, effects, belongings, ownership, property, possessions, valuables, chattels, capital

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pron that which belongs to them

Español	suyo, suya, suyos, suyas
日本語	彼らの karera no
中文	他們的 /他们的 tāmen de, 她們的 /她们的 tāmen de
हिन्दी	उनका unkā
Português	seu, deles
Français	le leur, la leur, les leurs
Deutsch	ihrer, ihre, ihres
Italiano	il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro
Ελληνικά	δικός τους dikós tous, δικιά τους dikiá tous, δική τους dikí tous, δικό τους dikó tous, δικοί τους dikoí tous, δικές τους dikés tous
Română	al lor, a lor, ai lor, ale lor
Русский	их ix
Tiếng Việt	của họ
العربية	لَهُمَا lahumā, لَهُم m لَهُن lahum

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@misc{theirs_2026,
  title = {theirs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theirs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}