theirs


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theirs

 (thârz)
pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to them: The red house is theirs. If your car doesn't start, take theirs.
2. Usage Problem His or hers: brought his own lunch and expected everybody else to bring theirs. See Usage Notes at he1, they.
[Middle English, from their, their; see their.]
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theirs

(ðɛəz)
pron
1. something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with them: theirs is difficult.
2. not standard something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody: everyone thinks theirs is best.
3. of theirs belonging to or associated with them
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theirs

(ðɛərz)

pron.
1. a form of the possessive case of they used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun: Are you a friend of theirs? It is theirs.
2. (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite form his or hers): I have my book; does everyone else have theirs?
3. that which belongs to them: Theirs is the white house.
[1150–1200]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
jejich
deres
de ellossuyo(el) suyo(la) suya(las) suyas
heidän
njihov
övé: övé k
òeirra
彼らのもの
그들의 것
njihov
dess
ของเขาทั้งหลาย
của họ

theirs

[ðɛəz] POSS PRON (referring to singular possession) → (el/la) suyo/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las) suyos/as
it's not our car, it's theirs → no es nuestro coche, es suyo or es de ellos
the suitcase is theirs → la maleta es suya or es de ellos
"whose is this?" - "it's theirs" → -¿de quién es esto? -es suyo or de ellos
theirs is a happy home → el suyo es un hogar feliz
Isobel is a friend of theirs → Isobel es amiga suya
"is this their house?" - "no, theirs is white" → -¿es ésta su casa? -no, la suya or la de ellos es blanca
my parents and theirs → mis padres y los suyos
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theirs

[ˈðɛərz] pron
(= of them or belonging to them) → le leur (la)m/f → les leurs pl
It's not our garage, it's theirs → Ce n'est pas notre garage, c'est le leur.
It's not our car, it's theirs → Ce n'est pas notre voiture, c'est la leur.
They're not our ideas, they're theirs → Ce ne sont pas nos idées, ce sont les leurs.
"Whose is this?" - "It's theirs."
BUT "C'est à qui?" - "À eux.".
This car is theirs
BUT Cette voiture est à eux.
Theirs had been a very happy marriage
BUT Le mariage qui les unissait avait été profondément heureux.
a friend of theirs → un de leurs amis
(= his or hers) → le sien (la)(ne)m/f → les siens (siennes)pl
I don't know whose handkerchief it is. Somebody must have left theirs → Je ne sais pas à qui est ce mouchoir. Quelqu'un doit avoir laissé le sien.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

theirs

poss pron
→ ihre(r, s); theirs is not to reason why → es ist nicht an ihnen zu fragen; theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven → ihrer ist das Himmelreich
(inf: = belonging to him or her) → seine(r, s) ? also mine1 POSS PRON
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theirs

[ðɛəz] poss pron → il/la loro, i/le loro pl
this car is theirs → questa macchina è loro
a friend of theirs → un loro amico
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

their

(ðeə) adjective
1. belonging to them. This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses. su, sus
2. used instead of his, ~his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to. Everyone should buy his own ticket. su, sus
theirs (ðeəz) pronoun
a person, thing etc belonging to them. The child is theirs; a friend of theirs (= one of their friends).suyo, suya, suyos, suyas
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

theirs

→ suyo
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