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let¹ Definition

let (let)

transitive verb let, let′·ting

  1. to leave; forsake; abandon: now only in phrases let alone or let be, to refrain from bothering, disturbing, touching, etc.
    1. to give the use of (a house, room, etc.) to a tenant in return for rent; rent; hire out
    2. to give out (work), assign (a contract), etc.
  3. to allow or cause to escape; cause to flow or come out, as by shedding, emitting, etc. to let blood
  4. to allow to pass, come, or go let me in
  5. to allow; permit: followed by an infinitive, normally without to[let me help], or by an adverb, etc. with the verb itself unexpressed [let me up]
  6. to cause to; make: usually with know or hear let me hear from you

Etymology: ME leten < OE lætan, to leave behind, akin to Ger lassen < IE *lēd- < base *lēi-, to neglect, leave behind > late, L letum, death

intransitive verb

to be rented or leased house to let

let¹ Idioms

let alone

see letabove & see the phrase under alone

let down

  1. to lower
  2. to slow up; relax; slacken
  3. to disappoint or fail

let off

  1. to give forth (steam, etc.)
  2. to excuse from work for a short time
  3. to deal leniently with; release with light punishment or none

let on

Informal
  1. to indicate one's awareness of a fact
  2. to pretend

let out

  1. to allow to flow, run, etc. away; release
  2. to give forth; emit
  3. to lease or rent out
  4. to reveal (a secret, etc.)
  5. to make a garment larger by reducing (the seams, hem, etc.)
  6. to cut (fur pelts) into strips that are then sewn together to achieve suppleness, attractive shading, etc.
  7. ☆ to dismiss or be dismissed, as school

let someone have it

to attack, hit, shoot, etc. someone

let up

  1. to slacken; relax
  2. to cease

let up on

☆

Informal to stop dealing harshly or severely with

let well enough alone

see the phrase under alone

let² Definition

let (let)

transitive verb let′·ted or let, let′·ting

Archaic to hinder; obstruct; prevent

Etymology: ME letten < OE lettan, to hinder, lit., to make late (akin to Goth latjan, to delay) < base of læt, late

noun

  1. an obstacle or impediment: used in the legal phrase without let or hindrance
  2. Tennis, etc. an interference with the course of the ball in some way specified in the rules, making it necessary to play the point over again

let Synonyms

let

v.

  1. To permit

    allow, permit, suffer, cause to; see allow 1.

  2. To award; said especially of contracts

    make, sign, grant, assign, engage, let out, hire out; see also give 1.

    Antonyms cancel*, repudiate*, break. *

  3. To rent

    lease, hire, sublet; see rent 1. See syn. study at allow, hire.

let Law Definition

v

  1. To consent to or allow.
  2. To rent or lease (something).
let Usage Examples

Object

  • agent: List of rental property from letting Agents in Surbiton.
  • slip: But beyond that is anyone's guess, although Devonshire did let slip that injury doubt Brian Connor would be considered, if fit.
  • anyone: Do not let anyone from TV Licensing into your house.
  • rip: Despite that criticism I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for their gigs as they really let rip at times.
  • mortgage: The FSA does not regulate Buy to Let mortgages.
  • everyone: This is alittle off subject but wanted to let everyone know we have a Melanotan II base form in stock.

Preposition: on

  • tenancy: Residential property let on a tenancy 2.2 Paragraphs 2.3.

Modifying Another Word

  • alone: I'm just worried what Harry would do with £ 10m let alone £ 100m.
  • loose: The accumulation of sin now let loose in the world would make living forever intolerable.
  • so: So let 's look inside the box for a moment.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • down: Many already felt they had been let down by the authorities.
  • off: These include curfews on when fireworks can be let off, their volume and a ban on under-18's having fireworks in public places.
  • on: Ken knew much more than he ' let on ' .
  • out: Most of them are now let out for agricultural purposes with rents being used toward the stipend of the minister concerned.
  • up: Since then it hasn't let up for a moment.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: Car Running Costs If you are irate about gasoline prices, why not let off some steam in our forum?
  • down: Summary: What a let down Comment: Was expecting much more from this much hyped book.
  • out: A big thank you to the owners of the house who let out a gem like that.

Used with why or when

  • that: But, says Paul, don't let that make you think something's wrong.

Particle object:

  • steam: Car Running Costs If you are irate about gasoline prices, why not let off some steam in our forum?

Browse dictionary entries near let

  1. ‹ Lester
  2. ‹ lest
  3. ‹ lessor
  4. ‹ lesson
  5. ‹ Lessing
  6. ‹ lesser yellowlegs
  7. ‹ lesser panda
  8. ‹ lesser omentum
  9. ‹ lesser included offense
  10. ‹ lesser celandine
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