there's
/ðəɹz/
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Australia/ðeːz/
there's is the contraction of there is.
there's is the contraction of there are.
there's is the contraction of there.
Meaning of there
Adverb
there (not comparable)
- In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
- I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.
- At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place.
- He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
- In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there.
- You know that I will always be there for you.
- In existence in some place.
- I know that aliens are there, somewhere.
- In its correct position, so as to be fully and properly fitted or inserted.
- If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!
- After the name of a person perceived as located ‘away’ from the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.
- Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.
Forms of there's
| alternative form | dere's |
|---|---|
| alternative form | der's |
| alternative form | dar's |
Phrases with there's
- there's been
- there's no use
- there's the rub
- there's a thought
- there's no I in team
- now there's a thought
- there's nothing to it
- there's no there there
- like there's no tomorrow
- there's been an accident
- there's no "there" there
- as if there's no tomorrow
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- there's a good time coming
- there's no place like home
- there's a lid for every pot
- there's no shame in my game
- there's always a bigger fish
- there's no war in Ba Sing Se
- there's no smoke without fire
- there's nowt so queer as folk
- there's one born every minute
- there's life in the old dog yet
- there's no accounting for taste
- there's no war within the walls
- there's no fool like an old fool
- there's no time like the present
- where there's muck there's brass
- while there's life, there's hope
- if there's a hole, there's a goal
- there's more where that came from
- where there's smoke, there's fire
- there's a sucker born every minute
- where there's a will there's a way
- there's a first time for everything
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
- there's no such thing as a free lunch
- there's no use crying over spilt milk
- there's a grain of truth in every joke
- there's a rotten apple in every barrel
- there's no business like show business
- there's a place and time for everything
- there's a time and place for everything
- there's more than one way to feed a cat
- there's more than one way to fuck a cat
- there's more than one way to skin a cat
- there's no point crying over spilt milk
- if there's grass on the field, play ball
- if there's grass on the pitch, play ball
- there's more than one way to cook an egg
- there's a time and a place for everything
- there's more than one way to crack an egg
- where there's no sense there's no feeling
- there's no such thing as a stupid question
- there's more than one way to peel an orange
- once you go Persian, there's no other version
- there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
- there's many a slip between the cup and the lip
- there's none so blind as those who will not see
- there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
- if there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket
- just because there's a goalie, doesn't mean you can't score
- there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley
Words that rhyme with there's
Questions about there's
- What is there's the contraction of?
- There's is the contraction of there is.
- How do you pronounce there's?
- There's is pronounced /ðəɹz/.
Words near there's in the dictionary
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