"there's" meaning in English

See there's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ðɛəz/ (note: stressed form), /ðɛːz/ (note: stressed form), /ðəz/ [unstressed], /ðɛɚz/ (note: stressed form), /ðɛɹz/ (note: stressed form), /ðɚz/ [unstressed] Audio: en-us-there's.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z, -ɛː(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
  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 has
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-Tngp6pLx
  4. (colloquial) Contraction of there was. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: there was
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-QufpCwwM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 2 2 64 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 2 2 66 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 1 1 68 1
  5. (colloquial) Contraction of there does. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: there does
    Sense id: en-there's-en-contraction-2PVV8Lyk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: der's, dere's

Alternative forms

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