I. like -ʸs verb
Etymology: contraction of is, has, does
1. : is I
she s here
2. : has
he' s seen them
3. : does
what' s he want?
what' s it mean?
II. s pronoun
Etymology: by contraction
: us — used with let
let' s
III. like -ʸs adjective
Etymology: by contraction
archaic : his
I cut off 's head — Shakespeare
IV. before a vowel sound: z; before a consonant sound that can follow word-initial s in English: s; before a vȯiced consonant that does not follow word-initial s: z or (with alteration of the vȯiced to the corresponding vȯiceless consonant) s noun
Etymology: contraction of God's, gen. of God
: God's — often used in mild oaths
's blood
' s death
V. z conjunction
Etymology: by contraction
dialect : as
so' s you can come
VI. verb
or 'se also s' s
Etymology: contraction of sall
dialect Britain : shall
I' se repeat each poor man's prayer — Robert Burns