Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'tis

/tɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: 'tis
IPA: /tɪz/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of it + is.

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"’Tis a shame!"
"’Tis but a scratch!"
"No, ’tis not ſo deep as a vvell, nor ſo vvide as a church-door [i.e., a wound]; but ’tis enough, ’tvvill ſerve: aſk for me to-morrovv, and you ſhall find me a grave man."
"Why should we say ’tis yet too soon, / To seek for Heaven or think of death […]"
"It looks well in a picter, I’ve heerd say; but there an’t weather in picters, and maybe ’tis fitter for that, than for a place to live in."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɪz/
British English: /tɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tis (alternative)

Derived Forms

'tisn't

Frequently Paired Words

't 'twas 'twasn't 'twere 'tweren't 'twill 'tshall it'll

Synonyms

it's

Rhymes With

ms. križ bus. viz.

Questions

How do you pronounce 'tis?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɪz/.
What does 'tis mean?: Contraction of it + is.

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