"there's" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ðɛəz/ [stressed], /ðɛːz/ [stressed], /ðəz/ [unstressed], /ðɛɚz/ [stressed], /ðɛɹz/ [stressed], /ðɚz/ [unstressed] Audio: en-us-there's.ogg [US]
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
  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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