"there's" meaning in All languages combined

See there's on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

IPA: /ðəɹz/ (note: weak form), /ðɛəɹz/ (note: strong form), /ðɛɹz/ (note: strong form), /ðəz/ (note: weak form), /ðɛəz/ (note: strong form), [ðɛːz] (note: strong form), /ðeːz/ [Australia], /ðiəz/ (note: cheer–chair merger), /ðeəz/ (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /ðeɹz/ [Scotland], /ðɜː(ɹ)z/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: En-us-there's.ogg Forms: dere's [alternative], der's [alternative], dar's [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} there's
  1. Contraction of there is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: there is
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-8n2m7olY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 2 2 2 2
  2. (nonstandard) Contraction of there are. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard Alternative form of: there are
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-sZAVDeS-
  3. Contraction of there + has. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: there (extra: + has)
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-3HKqmFxu
  4. (proscribed) Contraction of there + was. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, proscribed Alternative form of: there (extra: + was)
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-FqwOi2EU
  5. (colloquial) Contraction of there + does. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: there (extra: + does)
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-3AC33aZg

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ðɛəɹz/",
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      "ipa": "/ðɜː(ɹ)z/",
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