who's

See also: whos

English

Pronunciation
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  • enPR: ho͞oz, IPA(key): /huːz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz
  • enPR: hwo͞oz, IPA(key): /ʍuːz/
  • Homophone: whose
  • Rhymes: -uːz

Contraction

who's

  1. Who is.
    Who’s that in my bed?
  2. Who has.
    Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
  3. Contraction of 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.”
  4. Misspelling of whose.

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