who's
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who's¹
- /huːz/
- /ʍuːz/
Sounds like whose, whos · Rhymes with -uːz
Where it comes from
Contractions; who + 's.
contraction
- Who is. Who’s that in my bed?
- Who has. Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
- 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”.
who's²
- /huːz/
- /ʍuːz/
Sounds like whose, whos · Rhymes with -uːz
Where it comes from
From who + -'s (possessive marker).
determiner
- Misspelling of whose
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: who is, who are, whose, idiomatic, literally, english, bundle, collocation
Talk about this word "who's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/who's. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. who's. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/who's "who's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/who's.Cite this
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title = {who's},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/who's},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
