"who's" meaning in All languages combined

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Contraction [English]

IPA: /huːz/, /ʍuːz/ Audio: en-us-who's.ogg
enPR: ho͞oz, hwo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz, -uːz Etymology: Contractions; who + 's. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} who's, {{en-cont}} who's
  1. Who is. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-who's-en-contraction-Ev45gsbC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -'s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 4 42 7 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -'s: 37 6 36 13 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 5 41 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 44 4 2
  2. Who has. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-who's-en-contraction-JQeq9ipk
  3. Whom is. Tags: contraction Synonyms: whom's
    Sense id: en-who's-en-contraction-slzJnPAl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -'s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 4 42 7 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -'s: 37 6 36 13 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 5 41 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 44 4 2
  4. (colloquial) Who (whom) does Tags: colloquial, contraction Derived forms: who's who
    Sense id: en-who's-en-contraction-3tdizBrP Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -'s Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -'s: 37 6 36 13 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Determiner [English]

IPA: /huːz/, /ʍuːz/ Audio: en-us-who's.ogg
enPR: ho͞oz, hwo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz, -uːz Etymology: From who + -'s (possessive marker). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|who|'s|pos2=possessive marker}} who + -'s (possessive marker) Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} who's
  1. Misspelling of whose. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: whose
    Sense id: en-who's-en-det-61vu0Lv7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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