Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

let us go

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.36 in modern English

Syllables: let us -go
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of let's go (“hortative of go”).

Formal

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, us, go.

Example Sentences

"‘Now let us go to my house where we will celebrate the trust with champagne from the Crimea.’"
"“Come,” Vidocq said, offering Lisette his arm, “let us go to my house where we can be more comfortable.[…]”"
"She glanced about. “This is not a place for talk or questions. Come, let us go to the city.”"
"Only Grump managed to bawl a frantic order to Herman. ‘Let us go, you mad maypole! For goodness sake let us go!’"
"Karin had begged her parents to let us go to the party."
"Death hovers. It’s not a probability, but it’s always a possibility. So either you let us go, or you let me die right here, right now."

Usage

Formal

Questions

What does let us go mean?: Alternative form of let's go (“hortative of go”).

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