Le — meaning in English
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English meaning
- him pron The object form of "he" — used for a male person or animal already mentioned.
- it pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
- le article The French masculine singular word for "the," sometimes borrowed into English for humorous or stylistic effect.
- so adv To a great or specified extent; very.
- the article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
Senses
Le is used for these senses in English:
- Le A surname.
- him With accusative effect or as a direct object. [from 12th c.]
- it The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
- so To the (explicitly stated) extent.
- so Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.
- the The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...
it — full definition
- pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
- pron Used as a placeholder subject in sentences describing weather, time, or general conditions.