theirs
theirs
Definition
theirs (t̸herz)
pronoun
that or those belonging to them: the possessive form of they, used without a following noun, often after of[that house is theirs; theirs are better; I am a friend of theirs]: often used with a singular antecedent (as everybody, somebody, everyone) [she'll bring her husband if everyone else brings theirs]
Etymology: ME theires < theyr (see their) + -es by analogy with his, his
theirs
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Make the company theirs and loyalty is no longer an issue it's a fait accompli.
Modifies a noun
- yours: Theirs, yours, their wives, everyone they've ever met.
- today: You owe it to yourself and your kids to incorporate Time-Out into your life and theirs today.
- one: Why should I accept your claims over theirs identical ones?
Modifying Another Word
- rightfully: Now the rest of Roll Deep are to claim what is rightfully theirs.
- rightly: Its raison d'etre undertaken by the public sector.' Voluntary and community groups need to take control of civil renewal because it is rightly theirs.
- uniquely: The exhibition is uniquely theirs and is not just another children's exhibition created by adults.
- entirely: Teachers allowed students to manage the board, but the context was entirely theirs and they retained control over the content and the questions.
- not: The ultimate standard is still ours, not theirs.
- then: First " thine own " , and then theirs!
Infinitive complement
- make: The Apprentice Boys felt this decision was not theirs to make and was a matter for the RUC.
- take: The owners of these properties think it is easy money and rightfully theirs to take.
- enjoy: By thus ensuring that additional savings are theirs to enjoy, the state can set new rules for personal saving and employer contributions.
- sell: Can they show you receipts or past valuations to prove it is theirs to sell?
Used with adjective complement
- have: The children from the other chapels had theirs during the summer.
- consider: The latter provide the excavation equipment in return for which all the finds are considered theirs by right.
Preposition: for
- taking: The rich market for Sea Bass is theirs for the taking.
Preposition: by
- right: These men have made Iraq theirs by right of conquest, not law.
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