thats — ozdic

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ADJ.

flat, western

That's a flat tire and we're going to be late for the meeting.

THATS + NOUN

government, way

That's government waste at its worst, and taxpayers are fed up with it.

PREP.

about

I'm not sure about thats, so I'll ask my teacher to explain it differently.

Definitions

pron

1

whose, of which

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.

So I'm writing a paper and I'm saying, "Darfur is a region of western Sudan thats government is…" My question is about the "that"– should it be "that's" (even though that means "that is") or "thats" (with no apostrophe)?

contraction

1

Obsolete form of that's.

Why thats the way to choake a gibing ſpirrit, / Whoſe influence is begot of that looſe grace, / Which ſhallow laughing hearers giue to fooles, […]

No eye hath ſeene ſuch skarcrovves. Ile not march vvith them through Couentry vvith them, thats flat: […]

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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 subse

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So I'm writing a paper and I'm saying, "Darfur is a region of western Sudan thats government is…" My question is about the "that"– should it be "that's" (even though that means "that is") or "thats" (

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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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Why thats the way to choake a gibing ſpirrit, / Whoſe influence is begot of that looſe grace, / Which ſhallow laughing hearers giue to fooles, […]

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No eye hath ſeene ſuch skarcrovves. Ile not march vvith them through Couentry vvith them, thats flat: […]

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06

He is made like a tilting staffe; and lookes / For all the world like an ore-rosted pigge: / A great Tobacco taker too, thats flat.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, thats is marked as obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.