Meaning of it's | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Contraction of it + is.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
2. Contraction of it + has.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
3. Contraction of it + was.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, proscribed
4. There's, there is; there're, there are.
   contraction, dialectal

Examples

“it’s too expensive; it’s coming right for us!; it's a free country”

“[...], guided not by his own Will, but by the Medick Science, which dictates, that it's recessary, beneficial, and convenient to alter, mix, and temper this medicine, and fit it to the Disposition, and Constitution of the Patient[.]”

“The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention. Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve had cheesecake.”

“It’s the same stoneground flour from this week that we used to make last week's strudel.”

“I guess for you it's the past that had a surprise in store.”

“it's a fine line between love and hate; it's a package for you by the door”

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