Standard Lemma guide

thats

contraction · noun · pron · 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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1

contraction

Meaning 1

Obsolete form of that's.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, contraction, obsolete

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of that

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

pron

Meaning 3

whose, of which

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Northern-Ireland, US, West-Midlands

Examples

  • 2007, Paul Mavis, review of the 1983 film "Hundra", DVD Talk, March 25th set about to make a spoofy fantasy adventure thats focus would be on a gorgeous, blonde, man-hating super-warrior who was subservient to no one.
  • 2015, James Harbeck, The future of English includes an apostrophe-less 'thats', The Week Let me tell you about a word thats time has come.

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History

Etymology

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