"where's" meaning in All languages combined

See where's on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

IPA: /wɛə(ɹ)z/, /ʍɛə(ɹ)z/ Audio: en-us-where's.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} where's
  1. Contraction of where is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: where is
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-7tNrIJVt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 6 6 6
  2. Contraction of where has. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: where has
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-Qtaz43nl
  3. (colloquial) Contraction of where does. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: where does
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-yu0btJQV
  4. (nonstandard) Contraction of where are. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard Alternative form of: where are
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-KRT1mGtJ

Download JSON data for where's meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)

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