there's

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there's

/ðəɹz/ US
/ðɛəɹz/ US
/ðɛɹz/ US
/ðəz/ UK
/ðɛəz/ UK
[ðɛːz] UK
/ðeːz/ Australia
/ðiəz/ New Zealand
/ðeəz/ New Zealand
/ðeɹz/ Scotland
/ðɜː(ɹ)z/

Sounds like theirs · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)z

contraction dere's · der's · dar's

abbreviation, contraction Contraction of there is There's no arguing with him... or with her for that matter.
abbreviation, contraction, nonstandard Contraction of there are There’s some chairs in the garage, aren’t there?
abbreviation, contraction Contraction of there + has. There’s been an accident!
abbreviation, contraction, proscribed Contraction of there + was. Yesterday, there's an accident.
abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of there + does.

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Closest in meaning: there is, there are, account, are, around, attendee, away, back, because, besides, coming, down, exists, first, here, hey

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{there_s_2026,
  title = {there's},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/there's},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}