# what's

Pronunciation: US say "WUTS" /wʌts/; UK say "WOTS" /wɒts/

## Contraction

1. Contraction of 'what is', joining the question word with the verb 'is'.
   - Simple: Short form of 'what is', used in everyday questions and statements.
   - _What's the capital of Australia?_
   - _She asked what's wrong with the engine._
2. Contraction of 'what has', joining the question word with the auxiliary verb 'has'.
   - Simple: Short form of 'what has', used before words like 'happened' or 'gone'.
   - _What's changed since we last spoke?_
   - _He wondered aloud what's caused all the delays._
3. Contraction of 'what does', joining the question word with the auxiliary verb 'does'; chiefly colloquial.
   - Simple: Short form of 'what does', used in casual, everyday speech.
   - _What's it cost to repair the old roof?_
   - _What's a player need to make the team around here?_

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/what-s (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).