A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
Used in a Sentence
lass
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lass.
Editorial note
Liebe Grüße [Dein Name] you› Bitte mit Sie Form anstatt Du ai› Betreff: Lass uns bald treffen!
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of lass gathered in one view.
(Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
(especially Geordie, Wearside) A sweetheart.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for lass.
noun
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
See also: jeune-fille, lassie, young-girl
noun
(Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
See also: jeune-fille, lassie, young-girl
noun
(especially Geordie, Wearside) A sweetheart.
See also: jeune-fille, lassie, young-girl
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
See also: jeune-fille, lassie, young-girl
Example sentences
Liebe Grüße [Dein Name] you› Bitte mit Sie Form anstatt Du ai› Betreff: Lass uns bald treffen!
Liebe Grüße [Dein Name] you› Bitte alles mit Du anstatt Sie ai› Betreff: Lass uns bald treffen!
Kent getting that lass metro pass wouldn’t cause your file system to immediately corrupt and delete itself.
Well spotted, but you failed to also spot my two other typos: lass should be less, and bare should be bear.
Best, [Your Name] you› Please translate this to German ai› Betreff: Lass uns bald treffen!
So I started using 'lass' instead (I am not in an area where this is in common use).
Try their forum, they have a lass there, Misty Matonis who seems to be doing an absolutely stellar job of handling individual queries.
Also it tied me at wordle today, making the same mistake I did on the second to lass guess.
Cars lass/segments have slided both in size and luxury over a few decades.
No-one seems to particularly care for or against 'lass', with the exception of some elderly women, who seemed to like the suggestion of youth in the word.
Then fy let us a' to the bridal, For there will be lilting there; For Jock's to be married to Maggie, The lass wi' the gowden hair.
The experiment part was that I'd stop using 'lass' when someone complained about it, like they did with 'girl' or 'woman', and to see how long that would take.
Quote examples
I would use "sei" instead of "lass" for "let" to be more in line with notation in mathematical proofs.
> The account, which describes itself as “a proud Scottish lass” and “passionate about Scotland's independence & our right to self-determination”, is based in Europe (according to X’s location data).
It's 5 "moments" a day you remember to "meditate." Basically this moments should lass from 15 seconds to a minute, and you just try and gain awareness of whatever is present in that moment.
Yet more ironic is as yet unnaturalised migrants railing against immigrants - was a few days ago chatting to a Russian lass in London who was complaining about "Eastern Europeans" coming and taking "our jobs".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use lass in a sentence?
Liebe Grüße [Dein Name] you› Bitte mit Sie Form anstatt Du ai› Betreff: Lass uns bald treffen!
What does lass mean?
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
What part of speech is lass?
lass is commonly used as noun.