American English
/ðəts/
One syllable.
Related entry: that's
Short form of that is, used to identify or describe a person or thing, or to say where it is, what it is doing, or how it is.
Practice out loudShort form of that is, used to identify or describe a person or thing, or to say where it is, what it is doing, or how it is.
That's my bag.
That's is common in speech and informal writing. It can come before a noun, adjective, place, or verb ending in -ing.
that's right · that's it
Short form of that has, used before a past participle in the present perfect, or in that's got for possession and that's got to for necessity.
That's happened before.
That's can mean that has, not only that is. The meaning depends on the phrase and context; for example, that's gone can have either meaning.
that's happened · that's got