that's
/ðəts/
that's contraction: that is.
Contraction
that's
Determiner
that's
- whose, of which (in dialects that require a human antecedent for 'whose')
- He had in his pocket an old flick-knife that's spring was slow and temperamental.1992, Jim Crace, Arcadia, page 10
- "[…] we want them to bring a product to market that's time had not yet come," said Ray Farhung, a Southern California Edison official.1993 January 10, Bill Vlasic, “Cool Contest”, in The Detroit News, page 1D
Examples of that's in a sentence
- 1995, Aimo Seppänen & Göran Kjellmer. The dog that's leg was run over: On the genitive of the relative pronoun. English Studies 76, 389–400.
- […] the only one that's title has been released […]2009, Doug Whitman, quoted in Neal Whitman, "We Don't Speak the Same Language" (blog post, 2011 March 23)
- that's is perfectly possible in my Northern Irish English dialect, e.g.2014 March 28, Warren Maguire, “['That's'] Comments”, in Mark Liberman, Language Log, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2014:
- It had products like a WiFi light bulb that's brightness and even color can be controlled via Smartphone.2018, Jimmy Im, "I shopped at Amazon's new 4-star-product store in New York City — here's why I wouldn't do it again", CNBC.com, 2018...
Forms of that's
| alternative form | das |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dat's |
| alternative form | thass |
| alternative form | thas |
| alternative form | thazz |
| alternative form | thash |
| alternative form | thats |
Origin of that's
From that + 's (contraction of words ending in s).
From that + -'s (possessive marker).
Phrases with that's
- that's it
- that's my
- that's all
- that's why
- that's flat
- that's life
- that's that
- that's a bar
- that's right
- if that's not
- that's a girl
- that's a pity
53 more phrasesFewer phrases
- that's a wrap
- that's enough
- that's wassup
- that's a laugh
- that's a shame
- that's done it
- that's just me
- that's me told
- that's the tip
- that's too bad
- that's torn it
- and that's flat
- that's a relief
- that's your lot
- and that's final
- that's as may be
- that's on period
- that's something
- that's the bunny
- that's the stuff
- that's the thing
- that's what's up
- that's your sort
- that's a good one
- that's all, folks
- that's news to me
- that's on periodt
- that's the spirit
- that's the ticket
- that's Greek to me
- that's what I call
- I know that's right
- that's that on that
- that's what he said
- that's all she wrote
- that's what she said
- that's it, send tweet
- now that's what I call
- that's all Greek to me
- that's the way it goes
- that's the way life is
- that's saying something
- that's someone's funeral
- that's all there is to it
- that's the ticket for soup
- that's about the size of it
- that's the way the mop flops
- that's what I'm talking about
- that's why they play the game
- that's how the cookie crumbles
- that's the way the ball bounces
- that's the way the cookie crumbles
- that's for me to know and you to find out
Words that rhyme with that's
Questions about that's
- What does that's mean?
- That's means that is.
- How do you use that's in a sentence?
- 1995, Aimo Seppänen & Göran Kjellmer. The dog that's leg was run over: On the genitive of the relative pronoun. English Studies 76, 389–400.
- What part of speech is that's?
- That's can be a contraction or a determiner.
- How do you pronounce that's?
- That's is pronounced /ðəts/.
Words near that's in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: that's (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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