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let

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verb (1)

ˈlet How to pronounce let (audio)
let; letting

transitive verb

1
: to cause to : make
let me know
2
a
: to give opportunity to or fail to prevent
live and let live
a break in the clouds let us see the summit
let the opportunity slip
b
—used in the imperative to introduce a request or proposal
let us pray
c
—used as an auxiliary to express a warning
let him try
3
: to free from or as if from confinement
let out a scream
let blood
4
: to permit to enter, pass, or leave
let them through
let them off with a warning
5
a
chiefly British : to offer or grant for rent or lease
let rooms
b
: to assign especially after bids
let a contract
6
: to make an adjustment to
let out the waist

intransitive verb

1
chiefly British : to become rented or leased
2
: to become awarded to a contractor

let

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noun

1
: something that impedes : obstruction
ruled his little world without hindrance or let B. F. Reilly
2
: a shot or point in racket games that does not count and must be replayed

let

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verb (2)

letted; letted or let; letting

transitive verb

archaic
: hinder, prevent

-let

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noun suffix

1
: small one
booklet
2
: article worn on
wristlet
Phrases
let alone
: to leave undisturbed
let the flowers alone
also : to leave to oneself
wanted to be let alone
let fly
1
: to hurl an object
2
: to give unrestrained expression to an emotion or utterance
let fly with some sharp rebukes Janice Castro
let go
1
: to relax or release one's hold
—used with of
let go of stress Kathy McCoylet go of my arm
2
: to abandon self-restraint : let fly
spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go David Kline
there just to party, just to let go Philippe Vergne
3
: to dismiss from employment
the firm let him go at the end of the month
4
: to fail to take care of : neglect
let himself go and got real fat Bill Parcells
let it all hang out
: to reveal one's true feelings : act without dissimulation
let one have it
: to subject to vigorous assault
let one's hair down
: to act without pretense or self-restraint
let rip
1
: to utter or release without restraint
let 'er rip
2
: to do or utter something without restraint
let rip at the press
let the cat out of the bag
: to give away a secret

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Noun

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hire, let, lease, rent, charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price.

hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use.

we hired a car for the summer
decided to let the cottage to a young couple

lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.

the diplomat leased an apartment for a year

rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting.

instead of buying a house, they decided to rent
will not rent to families with children

charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use.

charter a bus to go to the game

Example Sentences

Noun The first serve was a let. artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance
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Verb
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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan; akin to Old High German lāzzan to permit, and perhaps to Lithuanian lėnas tranquil

Verb (2)

Middle English letten, from Old English lettan to delay, hinder; akin to Old High German lezzen to delay, hurt, Old English lǣt late

Noun suffix

Middle English, from Middle French -elet, from -el, diminutive suffix (from Latin -ellus) + -et

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of let was before the 12th century

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