theirs

[Their]

The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.

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The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.


pron. & a.
The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.


Their

Their , pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. 'edeirra, 'edeira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. 'eb'bera, 'eb'd6ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. 'eb'd6ra, influenced by the Scandinavian use. See That.] The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country. &hand; The possessive takes the form theirs () when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best cultivated.
Nothing but the name of zeal appears 'Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs.

The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.

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Usage Examples

A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits.

A friend of mine has a big farm in the desert, and she picks up feathers and roadkill for me, then makes it into clothes. I think it's cool to wear roadkill. If I died and somebody wanted to wear my teeth around their neck to VMAs, I'd feel honored.

A father and two sons run Adelphia. It's a cable company. And they took from that company a billion dollars. A billion. Three people - three people took a billion dollars. What were they gonna do, start their own space program? 'Let's send the monkey to Mars, Dad!'

A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though.

'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the fitness and tendency of things. Nature has set upon him the process of decline and dissolution by which she removes things which have survived their usefulness.

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.

Misspelled Form

theirs, rtheirs, 5theirs, 6theirs, ytheirs, gtheirs, rheirs, 5heirs, 6heirs, yheirs, gheirs, trheirs, t5heirs, t6heirs, tyheirs, tgheirs, tgheirs, tyheirs, tuheirs, tjheirs, tnheirs, tgeirs, tyeirs, tueirs, tjeirs, tneirs, thgeirs, thyeirs, thueirs, thjeirs, thneirs, thweirs, th3eirs, th4eirs, threirs, thseirs, thdeirs, thwirs, th3irs, th4irs, thrirs, thsirs, thdirs, thewirs, the3irs, the4irs, therirs, thesirs, thedirs, theuirs, the8irs, the9irs, theoirs, thejirs, thekirs, theurs, the8rs, the9rs, theors, thejrs, thekrs, theiurs, thei8rs, thei9rs, theiors, theijrs, theikrs, theiers, thei4rs, thei5rs, theitrs, theifrs, theies, thei4s, thei5s, theits, theifs, theires, their4s, their5s, theirts, theirfs, theiras, theirws, theires, theirds, theirxs, theirzs, theira, theirw, theire, theird, theirx, theirz, theirsa, theirsw, theirse, theirsd, theirsx, theirsz.

Other Usage Examples

'Get a Job' is about all the rich kids we knew when we were younger, kids who never had jobs but always had money for partying or getting their hair done.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!

A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.

'Snow White' is an old fairy tale, so obviously the idea of vanity and obsession with youth is long-standing. With today's science, people have become crazy with trying to move their face around. It's bizarre.

A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

A father is a person who's around, participating in a child's life. He's a teacher who helps to guide and shape and mold that young person, someone for that young person to talk to, to share with, their ups and their downs, their fears and their concerns.

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