"what's" meaning in All languages combined

See what's on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

IPA: /wɒts/ [UK], /wʌts/ [US], /wɑts/ [US], /ʍʌts/ [US], /ʍɑts/ [US] Audio: en-us-what's.ogg [US]
enPR: wŭts Rhymes: -ɒts, -ʌts, -ɑts Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} what's
  1. What is. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-what's-en-contraction-z6hBjwBh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0
  2. What has. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-what's-en-contraction-c45mc9Cm
  3. What does. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-what's-en-contraction-L9w34CQh

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for what's meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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