contraction, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Contraction

1. 1
   Contraction of all + is. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

   "Everything will be fine when all's said and done."

2. 2
   Contraction of all + has. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
3. 3
   Contraction of all + as, literally “all that”. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction

   "All's I know is that there are still many expressions missing."

Example

More examples

"Wait a second. Do you just think that all's well that ends well? That's not the way it is."

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