theirs.
That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
Meaning & usage
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.
Theirs cost a lot more than ours.
Their house or home.
Let's go over to theirs.
Where this word 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.
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