that's

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that's^¹

/ðəts/
/ðæts/

Rhymes with -æts

Where it comes from

From that + 's (contraction of words ending in s).

contraction das · dat's · thass · thas · thazz · thash

contraction That is. That's the book I've been looking for.
contraction That has. I've managed to find the solution to the problem that's been bugging me all day.
contraction, proscribed That was. Yesterday, that's bugging me all day.

that's^²

/ðəts/
/ðæts/

Rhymes with -æts

determiner thats

Canada, Northern Ireland, US, West Midlands 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: that is, that, literally, idiomatic, mind you, in kind, in order

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MLA

"that's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/that's. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

that's. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/that's

Chicago

"that's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/that's.

BibTeX

@misc{that_s_2026,
  title = {that's},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/that's},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}