"here's" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /hɪɹz/ [General-American], /hɪə(ɹ)z/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-here's.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} here's, {{en-cont}} here's
  1. Contraction of here is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: here is Translations (here is): voici (French), ecco (Italian), ecce (Latin)
    Sense id: en-here's-en-contraction-gWabsog0 Disambiguation of 'here is': 64 36
  2. (nonstandard) Contraction of here are. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard Alternative form of: here are Translations (here are): voici (French), ecco (Italian), ecce (Latin)
    Sense id: en-here's-en-contraction-xkii4HP9 Disambiguation of 'here are': 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: here's hoping, here's looking at you, here's mud in your eye, here's to

Download JSON data for here's meaning in English (2.4kB)

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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "here's looking at you"
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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