le

L1E1
/lə/US, especially/leɪ/rare/liː//li/

article

the

“LE seized the package.”

Very commonScrabble 2

Meanings

le1

article
  1. humorousinformalthe

    If you tickle me again, I'ma kick you in le balls.

    5 more examples

    Le mew. Le purr.

    1949, Michael Maltese, For Scent-imental Reasons, spoken by Penelope Pussycat

    Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'

    1996 September 28, Game Freak, Pokémon Blue, Nintendo, level/area: S.S. Anne

    […]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]

    2001 June 24, LaManna, “My Weekend...”, in alt.punk (Usenet)

    And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)

    2002 December 27, Amelia, “Re: Neat things SANTA brought me...”, in alt.fashion (Usenet)

    That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).

    2003 January 10, johnny dupe (quoting nowhere man), “Re: I can walk with jezus...”, in alt.fan.wings (Usenet)

le2

preposition
  1. obsoleteNext to, near (still used in some place names).

    Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole, Witton-le-Wear

    1 more example

    Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.

LE3

nounLE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of law enforcement.

    LE seized the package.

  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of limited edition.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of luxury edition.

Le4

proper nounLe (plural Les)

plural Les

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

Broader
lupusautoimmune diseaseautoimmune disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

le · article

  1. Frenchle“the”
  2. Englishle

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

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le · preposition

  1. Old Frenchlez“side”
  2. Englishle

borrowed from Old French lez (“side”).

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Le · proper noun

* As a Chinese surname: ** Mandarin form of the surname 樂 /乐, ** Mandarin form of the surname 勒, ** variant of Li, ** variant Romanization of the surname 呂 /吕 (lǚ), compare Lu. * As a Vietnamese surname, variant of Lê and Lệ.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 黎
  • 黎 (lai⁴)Vietnamese surname
Chinese Mandarin 黎
  • 黎 (Lí)Vietnamese surname
Czech Le
  • LeVietnamese surname
French Le
  • LeVietnamese surname
German Le
  • LeVietnamese surname
Vietnamese Lê
  • LêVietnamese surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with le

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Sounds the same

luh (with /ə/)layleiley (with /eɪ/ and pane-pain merger)leaLeaLeeleighLeighli (with /iː/)
Cite this entry
APA

le. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/le

MLA

“le.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/le. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “le,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/le.

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