Standard Lemma guide

dass

contraction · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /dæs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æs
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

contraction

Meaning 1

Contraction of that is.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of DAS

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To dare.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of that's

Compare dare, darest, dast.