# who's

Pronunciation: say "HOOZ" /huːz/

## Contraction

1. A shortened form that combines 'who' and the verb 'is.'
   - Simple: A short way of saying 'who is.'
   - _Who's available to take the morning shift at the cafe?_
   - _Tell me who's at the door before I open it._
2. A shortened form that combines 'who' and the auxiliary verb 'has.'
   - Simple: A short way of saying 'who has.'
   - _Who's seen my keys anywhere around the house?_
   - _He's a manager who's earned the whole team's respect._
3. A colloquial shortened form standing for 'who does.' *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A casual short way of saying 'who does.'
   - _Who's he remind you of, with that crooked grin?_
   - _Who's that battered old suitcase belong to?_
4. Contraction of whom is, used where who is the object of the verb or of a preposition rather than the subject.
   - Simple: A short form of "whom is," used when who is the person something is done to.
   - _Who's the committee recommending for the director's job?_
   - _Who's the new ambassador being introduced to first?_

## Origin

A contraction formed from "who" plus "'s."

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