le

English dictionary entry

Meanings

article
  1. the
prep
  1. Next to, near (still used in some place names).
noun
  1. Initialism of law enforcement.
  2. Initialism of limited edition.
  3. Initialism of luxury edition.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-le.wav /leɪ/ /liː/ en-us-le.ogg /li/

Word forms

le Les

Etymology

Borrowed from French le (“the”). Popularized especially by the expression le sigh.

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