let's

American

[lets] / lɛts /

contraction of let us.

LETS ¹ British

/ lɛts /

acronym

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

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

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"Let's keep celebrating the otherness," she said during her acceptance speech.

From BBC

"Let's celebrate different cultures, different languages."

From BBC

But, yeah, I'd say once I got into the first team, I was still a bit like, 'all right, let's see what happens' and then I decided I didn't want to go to university.

From BBC

I'd been playing for Arsenal and I'd done a season... so I'd turned a few heads, let's say.

From BBC

Kelly: Let's try and talk about you away from the pitch a little bit.

From BBC

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