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who's

/huːz/

who's contraction: who is. Also the misspelling of whose.

Contraction

who's

  1. (contraction) Who is.
    • Who’s that in my bed?
  2. (contraction) Who has.
    • Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
  3. (colloquial, contraction) Who (whom) does
    • “Who’s he want to fight?” Martin asked, and the man said: “I’ve heard him twice. He wants to kick the Indians out of Texas. He wants to fight Santy Anny and whip him proper. And he wants us to take Santy Fay”.2014, James A. Michener, Texas, page 572

Also used as

who's is also the misspelling of whose.

Origin of who's

Contractions; who + 's.

From who + -'s (possessive marker).

Words formed from who's

Phrases with who's

28 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with who's

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about who's

What does who's mean?
Who's means who is.
What part of speech is who's?
Who's is a contraction.
How do you pronounce who's?
Who's is pronounced /huːz/.

Words near who's in the dictionary

  1. who'da
  2. who'da thunk it
  3. who'll
  4. who'm
  5. who're
  6. who's
  7. who's 'she', the cat's mother
  8. who's a good boy
  9. who's a good girl
  10. who's a pretty boy then
  11. who's asking

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