"'s" meaning in English

See 's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /z/
  1. A contraction of us. Only in let's.
    Sense id: simple-'s-en-pron-u7g51~ry Categories (other): Contractions

Verb

IPA: /z/ Forms: be [canonical], am, is, are [present], was, were [past], been [past, participle], being [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb3|be|am|is|are|was|were|been|being}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A contraction of is.
    Sense id: simple-'s-en-verb-5F05B66A Categories (other): Contractions

Verb

IPA: /z/ Forms: have [canonical], have [present], has [third-person, singular], had [past], having [present, participle], haven't [present, negative], hasn't [third-person, singular, negative], hadn't [past, negative], None [present, participle, negative]
Head templates: {{verb6|have|has|had|having}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A contraction of has.
    Sense id: simple-'s-en-verb-w~PhmlmN Categories (other): Contractions

Verb

IPA: /z/ Forms: have [canonical], has [third-person, singular], had [past], had [past, participle], having [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|have|has|had|had|having}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A contraction of has. Tags: British
    Sense id: simple-'s-en-verb-w~PhmlmN1 Categories (other): Contractions

Verb

IPA: /z/ Forms: do [canonical], do [present], does [third-person, singular], did [past], don't [present, negative], doesn't [third-person, singular, negative], didn't [past, negative]
Head templates: {{verb5|do|does|did|done|doing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A contraction of does.
    Sense id: simple-'s-en-verb-43QRH3Gs Categories (other): Colloquial, Contractions
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          "text": "She's right."
        }
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          "text": "She's tried everything to make the car start."
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          "text": "He's only €5."
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      "form": "does",
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          "text": "What's he want?"
        }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "text": "Let's go to the store; I'm so hungry!"
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      "form": "was, were",
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    },
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