all's
Each thing remains
All's is a contraction of "all is" or "all has," appearing mainly in set phrases.
All's well that ends well means a good outcome justifies the difficulties along the way.
All's fair in love and war excuses ruthless tactics in competitive situations.
Outside these fixed expressions, the contraction sounds folksy or dialectal: All's I know is what I read in the papers.
Contraction of absence possessing
- it'sContraction of "it is"
- that'sDemonstrative contraction
- what'sContraction for inquiry
- here'sPresenting this thing
there's · who's · where's · how's · something's · anything's · somebody's · anybody's
nothing's
Contraction of absence possessing
here's · there's · who's · where's · how's · something's · anything's · somebody's · anybody's · one's
well
Dug water source
right · okay · fine · settled · resolved · Shakespeare · proverb · reassurance · optimism · outcome
belonging
State of fitting in
sum total · aggregate · collective · combined · comprehensive · inclusive · universal · general · total · complete