Meaning of 's | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Contraction of is.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction
2. Contraction of has.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction
3. Contraction of was.
   Southern-US, abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction, dialectal, proscribed
4. Contraction of does, used only with the auxiliary meaning of does and only after interrogative words.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clitic, contraction, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The dog’s running after me!”

“The dog’s been chasing the mail carrier again.”

“It’s a beautiful day yesterday so I’s at the park.”

“What’s he do for a living?”

“What’s it say?”

“How’s it work?”

“Where’s the n in Javanese come from?”

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