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  1. 1
    a way of saying or writing "is" and "has.” This is not often used in formal writing

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of -'s

    Short forms: aren’t, can’t, couldn’t, -’d, daren’t, didn’t, doesn’t, don’t, ’em, hadn’t... more
  2. 2
    the usual way of saying or writing "us" when you use it with "let" to make a suggestion

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of -'s

    Short forms: aren’t, can’t, couldn’t, -’d, daren’t, didn’t, doesn’t, don’t, ’em, hadn’t... more
  3. 3
    spoken a way of saying "does" in some questions, that many people consider to be incorrect

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of -'s

    Short forms: aren’t, can’t, couldn’t, -’d, daren’t, didn’t, doesn’t, don’t, ’em, hadn’t... more

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