who's

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See also: whos

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Contractions; who + 's.

Contraction

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who's

  1. Who is.
    Who’s that in my bed?
  2. Who has.
    Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Whom is.
    Synonym: (rare) whom's
  4. (colloquial) Who (whom) does
    • 2014, James A. Michener, Texas, page 572:
      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”.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From who +‎ -'s (possessive marker).

Determiner

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who's

  1. Misspelling of whose.

Anagrams

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