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let's vs lets

Both "let's" and "lets" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Let's" is a contraction of "let us" and is used to suggest doing something together. On the other hand, "lets" is the third person singular form of the verb "let" and is used to indicate permission or to describe an action that someone or something allows.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 789 views

let's

This is a correct contraction of "let us" and is commonly used in English.

Use "let's" when you want to suggest doing something together with someone else. It is a contraction of "let us."

Examples:

  • Let's go to the movies tonight.
  • Let's study together for the exam.
  • Let's make a plan for the weekend.
  • Catherine, let's take a bath.
  • Hurry up, let's play another four rounds.
  • Now, let's have a look at the patient.
  • Come on, let's feed the mother.
  • Data, let's do a detailed scan on every chip.
  • Look, let's not- let's...
  • Okay, let's have it.
  • Alright, let's stop running away.
  • So let's ask around first.
  • Now, let's be clear...
  • Then let's check your condition.
  • So let's consider tonight our greatest performance.
  • Well, let's see. Upstairs.
  • Well, let's skip the formalities and get to the point.
  • Okay, let's save someone else's father instead.
  • But let's put all that behind us and enjoy our weekend together.
  • Say, let's have some of that cake.
  • But once Nanahara can walk, let's join Kawada and Noriko...
  • Come on, let's have a look.
  • No, let's get away from here.

Alternatives:

  • let us

lets

This is the third person singular form of the verb "let" and is used to indicate permission or describe an action that someone or something allows.

Use "lets" when you want to indicate permission or describe an action that someone or something allows. It is the third person singular form of the verb "let."

Examples:

  • He lets his children play outside unsupervised.
  • The sign lets visitors know they are entering a restricted area.
  • The teacher lets the students choose their own partners for the project.
  • This page lets you customize layer/channel previews and keyboard shortcuts.
  • This page lets you customize the GIMP color management.
  • Your father never lets me rest.
  • And lets your consciousness ride that wave.
  • She never lets anyone use that.
  • This place lets people forget their troubles.
  • My compact electrode design lets us track almost 1,000.
  • That boy never lets anyone push him around.
  • Only an amateur lets frustration Interfere with his game theory.
  • Really lets them know you care.
  • Sometimes lets you reverse a mistaken action.
  • This menu lets you select attachment options.
  • It festers and Miss Havisham lets it fester.
  • This scale lets you create profile names.
  • But she never lets me touch it.
  • Any cat that lets itself get caught is sick.
  • The team never even lets you pitch.
  • And God never lets the devil steal the show.
  • Quinn always lets me fix her hair.
  • She lets me watch sports 24/7.

Alternatives:

  • allows
  • permits

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