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let


Definition: Meaning of, let in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɛt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
let let let
Present Participle Third Person Singular
letting lets
  1. allow [transitive not in passive] to allow someone to do something [↪  permit]
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  2. not stop something happening [transitive not usually in passive] to not stop something happening, or to make it possible for it to happen
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  3. let go to stop holding something or someone
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  4. let go to accept that you cannot change something and stop thinking or worrying about it
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  5. let somebody go to allow someone to leave a place where they have been kept [=  release]
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  6. let somebody go to make someone leave their job - used in order to avoid saying this directly
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  7. spoken suggest/offer [transitive not in passive] used to make a suggestion or to offer help
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  8. spoken let's see also let me see used when you are thinking about or trying to remember something
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  9. spoken let me think used to say that you need time to think about or remember something
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  10. spoken let him/her/them etc used to say that you do not care if someone does something they are threatening to do
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  11. spoken let's face it/let's be honest used to say that someone must accept an unpleasant fact or situation
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  12. spoken let's just say (that) used to say that you are not going to give someone all the details about something
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  13. let yourself go to relax completely and enjoy yourself
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  14. let yourself go to stop looking after yourself properly, for example by not caring about your appearance
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  15. let something go to not punish or criticize someone for something they have done wrong
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  16. let something go to stop worrying or thinking too much about something
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  17. let something go informal to sell something for a particular amount
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  18. wish [transitive not in passive] used to say that you wish or hope that something happens, or does not happen
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  19. let alone used after a negative statement to say that the next thing you mention is even more unlikely
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  20. let something drop/rest/lie to stop talking about or trying to deal with something
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  21. let slip to accidentally tell someone something that should have been kept secret
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  22. rent [transitive] especially British English to charge someone an amount of money for the use of a room or building [↪  hire, rent] [=  lease]
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  23. mathematics let something be/equal/represent something technical used in mathematics to mean that you give something a particular measurement or value in order to make a calculation
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  24. let yourself in for something informal to do something that will cause you a lot of trouble
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  25. never let a day/week/year etc go by without doing something used to say that someone does a particular thing very regularly
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  26. let the good times roll informal used to say that it is time for people to start having fun
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  27. let somebody have it informal to attack someone
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
let lets
  1. [countable] British English an arrangement in which a house or flat is rented to someone
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  2. without let or hindrance law happening freely without being prevented in any way
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LET


Definition: Meaning of, LET in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɛt /

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  1. a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
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    Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous
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LET used in phrases

  • let alone (adverb)
    1. used to indicate that something is even less likely or appropriate than something previously mentioned
  • let bygones be bygones (verb)
    1. end hostilities
  • let drive (verb)
    1. fire as from a gun
  • let fly (verb)
    1. fire as from a gun
  • let go (verb)
    1. stop holding on to; allow to move
    2. be relaxed
  • let go of (verb)
    1. stop holding on to; allow to move
  • let it go (verb)
    1. not act
  • let loose (verb)
    1. not necessarily words express audibly; make sounds
    2. turn loose or free from restraint
  • let rip (verb)
    1. informal talk rapidly and angrily
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LET used in phrasal verbs

  • let down (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do
    2. to work less hard or make more mistakes than the people who you are working with
  • let in (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone in to allow someone to enter a house, room etc
    2. informal to talk to someone about your problems and feelings
  • let in on (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone in on something to tell someone a secret
  • let into (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone into something to allow someone to enter a house, room etc
  • let off (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone off something British English to allow someone not to do something that they were expecting to have to do
    2. to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong
  • let on (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to talk about something that is intended to be a secret
    2. [transitive] let on something to admit something
  • let out (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to allow a person or animal to leave a place
    2. [intransitive] American English when school, a film etc lets out, it ends and people leave
  • let up (phrasal verb)
    1. if something bad or unpleasant lets up, it slows down or stops
    2. to put less effort into something, especially criticizing someone or making them work harder
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-let


Definition: Meaning of, -let in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɪt;lət /

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[in nouns]
  1. a small kind of something
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LET used in phrasal verbs

  • let down (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do
    2. to work less hard or make more mistakes than the people who you are working with
  • let in (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone in to allow someone to enter a house, room etc
    2. informal to talk to someone about your problems and feelings
  • let in on (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone in on something to tell someone a secret
  • let into (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone into something to allow someone to enter a house, room etc
  • let off (phrasal verb)
    1. let someone off something British English to allow someone not to do something that they were expecting to have to do
    2. to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong
  • let on (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to talk about something that is intended to be a secret
    2. [transitive] let on something to admit something
  • let out (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to allow a person or animal to leave a place
    2. [intransitive] American English when school, a film etc lets out, it ends and people leave
  • let up (phrasal verb)
    1. if something bad or unpleasant lets up, it slows down or stops
    2. to put less effort into something, especially criticizing someone or making them work harder
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