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let's

/lɛts/

let's verb: used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.

Verb

let’s

  1. Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.
    • Let’s eat lunch sometime, shall we?
    • I say let’s dance.
  2. Used to form the hortative of verbs, equivalent of the second-person plural imperative in some other languages, chiefly instructional
    • Let’s make sure we don’t forget proper punctuation, let's not let those mistakes happen again.
    • Hey guys, let’s check to make sure that we proofread.

let's meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

let's in Arabic

let us; forming first-person plural imperative
لِـ li-, هَيَّا hayyā, دَعْنَا daʕnā

let's in Malay

let us; forming first-person plural imperative
mari, ayuh

let's in Indonesian

let us; forming first-person plural imperative
mari, ayo

let's in Thai

let us; forming first-person plural imperative
...กันเถอะ ...gan tə̀
More languagesFewer languages
let's in Vietnamese
hãy

Examples of let's in a sentence

  • Let's buy a bottle of champagne if Mom comes, we’ll wait and see.
  • Let's go for a walk, shall we? -Sure, let’s.

Forms of let's

alternative formlet us
alternative pronunciation-spellingle'ss

Origin of let's

Contraction of let us. Compare non-contracted Dutch laat ons, German lass uns (speaker with one other person) / lasst uns (speaker with more other persons) and Swedish låt oss.

Words formed from let's

Phrases with let's

Words that rhyme with let's

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about let's

What does let's mean?
Let's means used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.
What is let's in Arabic?
Let's in Arabic is لِـ (li-), هَيَّا (hayyā), دَعْنَا (daʕnā). See Let's meaning in Arabic.
How do you use let's in a sentence?
Let's buy a bottle of champagne if Mom comes, we’ll wait and see.
What part of speech is let's?
Let's is a verb.
How do you pronounce let's?
Let's is pronounced /lɛts/.

Words near let's in the dictionary

  1. let us count the ways
  2. let us go
  3. let us see
  4. let well alone
  5. let well enough alone
  6. let's
  7. let's be having you
  8. let's dance
  9. let's face it
  10. let's get the party started
  11. let's get this circus on the road

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