let's
[ lets ]
/ lɛts /
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
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Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH let's
least, lest, let's Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use let's in a sentence
Now, his new book “The Bulletproof Diet,” claims to offer a weight loss solution that lets you have your butter, and eat it too.
But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better.
Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky.
He lets it roll and then pokes it between two defenders to a teammate, darting inside towards the top of the box.
It lets conservatives seem responsive without giving more power to the Justice Department.
And now that hes thoroughly up to it, lets have some supper, and get a snooze afore starting.
So whilst we was eatin' breakfast I begins t' quiz, an', one way an' another, lets on I wanted t' see that Injun scout.
Lets combine a flying machine with an iceboat and beat out everybody on the lake this winter!
Sometimes Jehosophat's father opens the gate in the fence and lets the geese wander down to the pond.
Thus fortified with wisdom, he calmly looks the evil in the face, and lets it not disturb his little jog-trot existence.
British Dictionary definitions for let's (1 of 2)
contraction of
let us: used to express a suggestion, command, etc, by the speaker to himself and his hearers
British Dictionary definitions for let's (2 of 2)
n acronym for
Local Exchange and Trading System: an economic system in which members of a community exchange goods and services using a cashless local currency
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