Definition of 'who's'
Who's is the
usual
spoken form of 'who is' or 'who has',
especially when 'has' is an
auxiliary
verb.
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Who's going to employ someone with a spider's web on their face?
It clips to the driver's sun visor and has a built-in swivel microphone, a caller
display screen and a facility to announce who's calling.
I have a son with me now who's almost two, so any spare moment is spent either blowing
off steam or hanging with him.
Who wants to do business with someone who's lazy?
THE who's who of the fashion world cross the globe attending catwalk shows and designer
presentations to bring you an edit of new season collections.
But you still know who's king of the hill.
The person who's pressed the button always has an inanity to their face.
Who's the biggest party animal in Corrie?
Is it him who's been breaking into tool sheds?
`... must tell you, Gertrude, about the most wonderful new doctor who's just opened
an office here in Bayport!
Example sentences from Collins dictionaries
who's been messing about with the video?
It's easy to lose track of who's playing who.
you'll soon find out who's who
there's no point in quibbling about who's right and who's wrong
look who's blown in!
May I ask who's calling?
Now then, who's for a cup of tea?
she knows everybody who's anybody
who's that song by?
Who's going to do the shopping?
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