's

I. verb Etymology: contraction of is, has, does Date: 1584 1. a. is <

she's here

> b. was <

when's the last time you ate?

> 2. has <

he's seen them

> 3. does <

what's he want?

> II. pronoun Etymology: by contraction Date: 1588 us — used with let <

let's

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