that's

See also thats

English

Alternative forms

• thass (eye dialect or representing slurred, drunken speech)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ðæts/

• Audio (US)

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Contraction

that’s

1. That is.

   That’s the book I've been looking for.

2. That has.

   I’ve managed to find the solution to the problem that's been bugging me all day.

3. (rare, nonstandard) Whose, of which.
   • 2009, Doug Whitman, quoted in Neal Whitman, “We Don’t Speak the Same Language” (blog post, 2011 March 23):

     […] the only one that’s title has been released […]

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: property · started · respect · #743: that's · Christian · food · trying