"lemme" meaning in English

See lemme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈlɛmi/, /ˈlɛmɪ/, /ˈlɛmi/ [US], /ˈlɛme/ [US], /ˈlɛmɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lemme.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛmi Etymology: Written form of a reduction of let me. Etymology templates: {{m|en|let me}} let me Head templates: {{head|en|contraction}} lemme
  1. (colloquial) Let me. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: colloquial, contraction Synonyms: lemmie Related terms: gimme
    Sense id: en-lemme-en-contraction-39L2o3u5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for lemme meaning in English (1.5kB)

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