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Definition 2024
there's
there's
English
Alternative forms
Contraction
there's
- contraction of there is
- There's a strange guy over there.
- contraction of there has
- There’s been an accident!
- (proscribed) contraction of there are See there're.
- 1971 October 11, John Lennon, “Imagine”, Imagine, Apple Records:
- Imagine there’s no countries.
- 1971 October 11, John Lennon, “Imagine”, Imagine, Apple Records:
Usage notes
Often used in place of there are, almost universally in spoken English, even when there is would sound incorrect.