What is let's short for?

Let's is a contraction of “let us.” You use it to make suggestions about what you and someone else should do. Let's go to the movies. Let's invite Mom. Lets is the third-person singular present tense form of verb let, which means to allow or give permission.
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Is Let's go short for let us go?

Let's go is a contraction for let us go, a phrase long used in English speech.
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Why is it spelled lets?

Lets without an apostrophe is the third-person singular form of the verb let, meaning “to allow or permit”: She lets the dog out every morning. Let's with an apostrophe is a contraction of “let us,” which is used in all varieties of speech and writing to introduce a suggestion or request: Let us consider all the facts.
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Why does lets have an apostrophe?

LET'S with an apostrophe is a contraction of two words: LET and US. Use it when you're encouraging someone to do something. For example: LET'S go to the pub.
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What is the difference between let's and let us?

If you are suggesting that you and someone else should not do something, you say let's not. Let's not talk about that. Let's not waste time. When you are talking about you and someone else being allowed to do something, use let us.
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What can I use instead of lets?

Synonyms of lets
  • allows.
  • permits.
  • leaves.
  • empowers.
  • authorizes.
  • approves.
  • licenses.
  • endorses.
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What is the synonym of lets?

What are other ways to say let? The verb let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit. Allow and permit are often interchangeable as terms that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, but permit is the more positive of the two.
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Is Let's possessive?

Avoid two of the most common contraction–apostrophe errors: the contraction of it is is it's, and the contraction of let us is let's; without the apostrophe, its is the possessive form of it, and lets is a form of the verb let, as in “to allow or permit.”
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Is lets a formal word?

Let's, let: suggestions, offers, imperatives

Let us is the first person plural imperative, which we only use in very formal situations. Let's is the short form, which we often use to make suggestions which include ourselves: It's midday.
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Is it right to say James's?

Which is correct, Chris's chair or Chris' chair? James's car or James' car? Actually, both ways are correct. If a proper name ends with an s, you can add just the apostrophe or an apostrophe and an s.
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Can you say let's let?

The reason you may see two forms of this word is that either can be correct depending on the context. Both lets and let's—the version without the apostrophe and the one with it—are variations of let, which is a verb (action word) meaning “to allow something or give permission.”
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What is the negative form of lets?

A: There are three ways of making the contraction of “let us” negative: “(1) let's not,” (2) “don't let's,” and (3) “let's don't.”
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What is Leggo?

(slang, chiefly imperative) Contraction of let go. quotations ▼ (slang, chiefly imperative) Contraction of let's go.
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Why do people yell let's go?

It's like saying good luck. O'NEILL: Everybody wants to get the momentum going. You know, getting the boys up for action. So, it's just a common term to get everybody fired up and ready to go.
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Is Let's polite?

Let's is a contraction or short form of the phrase let us, which is a friendly and polite way to suggest doing something.
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Is Let's informal?

The contracted form let's occurs mostly in informal speech and writing: Let's go. Let's not think about that right now.
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Is Let's a phrase?

Let's (with the apostrophe) is the contraction of let us, a phrase meaning roughly we should, as in "Let's go to the park." The uncontracted form is considered formal and is rarely seen outside of formal ceremonies or poetry, as in T.S.
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Is it James or James's?

For proper names like James, AP says, add an apostrophe only: He borrowed James' car. For generics like boss, add an apostrophe plus S: He borrowed the boss's car. But there's an exception: When the word that follows begins with an S, use an apostrophe only. Hence: the boss' sister.
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Where is Leggo from?

Leggo is an Italian newspaper and was the first free daily newspaper published in Italy.
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Is it LEGO or Leggo?

Lego (/ˈlɛɡoʊ/ LEG-oh, Danish: [ˈle̝ːko]; stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark.
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How do you spell Leggo?

Definition of 'leggo'
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What is the 3 form of LET?

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense lets , present participle letting language note: The form let is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.
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