let's
Pronunciation Verb
  1. Used to form the hortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.
    Let’s eat lunch sometime.
    Let’s dance.
    • 2016, [https://web.archive.org/web/20170925022505/https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-4/3168920.html VOA Learning English] (public domain)
  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.
    Hey guys, let’s check to make sure that we proofread.
    Y'all, let’s stop talking please, y'all are driving me up the wall!
Translations
  • German: lassen, (expressed with the first-person plural of the verb) + wir
  • Portuguese: -emos, -amos, vamos
  • Russian: давать



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