let's

American  

[lets] / lɛts /

1. contraction of let us.

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LETS ¹ British  

/ lɛts /

acronym

1. 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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let's ² British  

/ lɛts /

contraction

1. let us: used to express a suggestion, command, etc, by the speaker to himself and his hearers

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Usage

See contraction, let ¹.

Example Sentences

There are many reasons, but let’s focus on two.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But you just got the feeling that we were all jumping in cold water and let’s go.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“We had a lot of fun times in the first two-thirds, let’s say, and then we started drifting apart,” Meyer says about their relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

So let’s understand what’s coming, and what’s already begun.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“But let’s leave, yeah? Let’s go back to the park, or...I don’t know, go to B&H Dairy again? Or Veselka, or anywhere else.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny