let's see

Meanings

phrase

alternative formal let us see

used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, but allowing hearer to participate
Let's see... I don't know if that would work.
1 more example
Let's see. What should I make for dinner tonight?
Synonyms: let me see

phraseused as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, but allowing hearer to participate

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Also see

Spanish veamos

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APA

let's see. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20see

MLA

“let's see.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20see. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let's see,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20see.