what's

American  

[hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots, hwuhts, wuhts] / ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts, ʰwəts, wəts /

1. contraction of what is or what has:

   What's the matter? What's been done?

2. contraction of what does: What's she do for a living?

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

The cadence was the perfect balance to keep the energy high, and of course, what’s R&B without some ballads and sad love songs?

From Los Angeles Times

Lapp of Sunreef says what's really needed is a wider culture shift away from teak altogether.

From BBC

While AMD’s CPU momentum is the hot story of the moment, investors still will be interested in what’s ahead for AMD’s GPUs, particularly as it concerns the company’s partnership with OpenAI.

From MarketWatch

“I look at what’s happening on the home front and internationally, and I worry; and I am still convinced there are more good people out there than the other kind.”

From Los Angeles Times

Obtaining a testimony from Andrew then meant the US legal authorities needed to formally ask their UK counterparts for help - in what's known as mutual legal assistance - whereby one country can ask for another's co-operation to compel overseas witnesses to testify.

From BBC