let's

[ lets ]

/ lɛts /

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contraction of let us.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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usage note for let's

See contraction, let¹.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH let's

least, lest, let's

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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.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He lets it roll and then pokes it between two defenders to a teammate, darting inside towards the top of the box.
Is Soccer Great Lionel Messi Corrupt?|Jack Holmes|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It lets conservatives seem responsive without giving more power to the Justice Department.
Dear GOP: Fix the Damn Justice System!|Jonathan Alter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now that hes thoroughly up to it, lets have some supper, and get a snooze afore starting.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
So whilst we was eatin' breakfast I begins t' quiz, an', one way an' another, lets on I wanted t' see that Injun scout.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Lets combine a flying machine with an iceboat and beat out everybody on the lake this winter!
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Sometimes Jehosophat's father opens the gate in the fence and lets the geese wander down to the pond.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Thus fortified with wisdom, he calmly looks the evil in the face, and lets it not disturb his little jog-trot existence.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell

British Dictionary definitions for let's (1 of 2)

let's

/ (lɛts) /

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)

LETS

/ (lɛts) /

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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