who's
(Redirected from who’s)
See also: whos
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (US) (file) - enPR: ho͞oz, IPA(key): /huːz/
- Rhymes: -uːz
- enPR: hwo͞oz, IPA(key): /ʍuːz/
- Homophones: whose, whos
- Rhymes: -uːz
Etymology 1 edit
Contraction edit
who's
- Who is.
- Who’s that in my bed?
- Who has.
- Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Whom is.
- Synonym: (rare) whom's
- (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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
From who + -'s (possessive marker).
Determiner edit
who's
- Misspelling of whose.