What does LET mean?

Definitions for LET
lɛtlet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteousnoun

    a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

    "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"

  2. let, net ballverb

    a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

  3. let, allow, permitverb

    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

    "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

  4. letverb

    actively cause something to happen

    "I let it be known that I was not interested"

  5. permit, allow, let, countenanceverb

    consent to, give permission

    "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

  6. get, let, haveverb

    cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

    "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

  7. letverb

    leave unchanged

    "let it be"

  8. lease, let, rentverb

    grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

    "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Let

    the termination of diminutive words, from lyte , Saxon, little, small.

  2. Letnoun

    Hindrance; obstacle; obstruction; impediment.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    The secret lets and difficulties in public proceedings are innumerable and inevitable. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    Solyman without let presented his army before the city of Belgrade. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

    It had been done e’er this, had I been consul;
    We had had no stop, no let. Ben Jonson, Catiline.

    Just judge, two lets remove; that free from dread,
    I may before thy high tribunal plead. George Sandys, on Job.

    To these internal dispositions to sin add the external opportunities and occasions concurring with them, and removing all lets and rubs out of the way, and making the path of destruction plain before the sinner’s face; so that he may run his course freely. South.

  3. To LETverb

    Etymology: lætan , Saxon.

    Nay, nay, quoth he, let be your strife and doubt. Edward Fairfax.

    Where there is a certainty and an uncertainty, let the uncertainty go, and hold to that which is certain. Robert Sanderson.

    On the croud he cast a furious look,
    And wither’d all their strength before he spoke;
    Back on your lives, let be, said he, my prey,
    And let my vengeance take the destin’d way. Dryden.

    Remember me; speak, Raymond, will you let him?
    Shall he remember Leonora. John Dryden, Spanish Friar.

    We must not let go manifest truths, because we cannot answer all questions about them. Collier.

    One who fixes his thoughts intently on one thing, so as to take but little notice of the succession of ideas in his mind, lets slip out of his account a good part of that duration. John Locke.

    A solution of mercury in aqua fortis being poured upon iron, copper, tin, or lead, dissolves the metal, and lets go the mercury. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

    Let me die with the Philistines. Judges.

    Here is her picture: let me see; I think,
    If I had such a tire, this face of mine
    Were full as lovely as in this of her’s. William Shakespeare.

    Rise; let us go. Mark.

    Let the soldiers seize him for one of the assassinates. Dryd.

    Let not the objects which ought to be contiguous be separated, and let those which ought to be separated be apparently so to us; but let this be done by a small and pleasing difference. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    But one submissive word which you let fall,
    Will make him in good humour with us all. Dryden.

    The seventh year thou shalt let it rest, and lie still. Exod.

    They did me too much injury,
    That ever said I hearken’d for your death.
    If it were so, I might have let alone
    Th’ insulting hand of Douglas over you. William Shakespeare.

    The publick outrages of a destroying tyranny are but childish appetites, let alone till they are grown ungovernable. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

    Let me alone to accuse him afterwards. John Dryden, Sp. Friar.

    This is of no use, and had been better let alone: he is fain to resolve all into present possession. John Locke.

    Nestor, do not let us alone till you have shortened our necks, and reduced them to their antient standard. Addison.

    This notion might be let alone and despised as a piece of harmless unintelligible enthusiasm. John Rogers, Sermons.

    There’s a letter for you, Sir, if your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon; he let the vineyard unto keepers. Cant. viii. 11.

    Nothing deadens so much the composition of a picture, as figures which appertain not to the subject: we may call them figures to be let. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    She let her second floor to a very genteel youngish man. Tatler, №. 88.

    A law was enacted, prohibiting all bishops, and other ecclesiastical corporations, from letting their lands for above the term of twenty years. Jonathan Swift.

    She let them down by a cord through the window. Josh.

    Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Luke v. 4.

    Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. Gen. xxiv. 14.

    My heart sinks in me while I hear him speak,
    And every slacken’d fibre drops its hold;
    Like nature letting down the springs of life:
    So much the name of father awes me still. Dryden.

    From this point of the story, the poet is let down to his traditional poverty. Alexander Pope, Essay on Homer.

    You must let it down, that is, make it softer by tempering it. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.

    Finding an ease in not understanding, he let loose his thoughts wholly to pleasure. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    Let reason teach impossibility in any thing, and the will of man doth let it go. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water. Prov. xvii. 14.

    As terebration doth meliorate fruit, so doth pricking vines or trees after they be of some growth, and thereby letting forth gum or tears. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    And if I knew which way to do’t,
    Your honour safe, I’d let you out. Hudibras.

    The letting out our love to mutable objects doth but enlarge our hearts, and make them the wider marks for fortune to be wounded. Boyle.

    He was let loose among the woods as soon as he was able to ride on horseback, or carry a gun. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

    Be rul’d by me;
    Let’s purge this choler without letting blood. William Shakespeare.

    Hippocrates let great quantities of blood, and opened several veins at a time. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    Tell him, Catesby,
    His antient knot of dangerous adversaries
    To-morrow are let blood at Pomfret castle. William Shakespeare.

    As terebration doth meliorate fruit, so doth letting plants blood, as pricking vines, thereby letting forth tears. Francis Bacon.

    Let in your king, whose labour’d spirits,
    Sore wearied in this action of swift speed,
    Crave harbourage within your city walls. William Shakespeare.

    Roscetes presented his army before the gates of the city, in hopes that the citizens would raise some tumult, and let him in. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

    What boots it at one gate to make defence,
    And at another to let in the foe,
    Effeminately vanquish’d. John Milton, Agonistes.

    The more tender our spirits are made by religion, the more easy we are to let in grief, if the cause be innocent. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Holy Living.

    They but preserve the ashes, thou the flame,
    True to his sense, but truer to his fame,
    Fording his current, where thou find’st it low,
    Let’st in thine own to make it rise and flow. John Denham.

    To give a period to my life, and to his fears, you’re welcome; here’s a throat, a heart, or any other part, ready to let in death, and receive his commands. John Denham.

    It is the key that lets them into their very heart, and enables them to command all that is there. Robert South, Sermons.

    There are pictures of such as have been distinguished by their birth or miracles, with inscriptions, that let you into the name and history of the person represented. Addison.

    Most historians have spoken of ill success, and terrible events, as if they had been let into the secrets of providence, and made acquainted with that private conduct by which the world is governed. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 483.

    These are not mysteries for ordinary readers to be let into. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 221.

    As soon as they have hewn down any quantity of the rocks, they let in their springs and reservoirs among their works. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    As we rode through the town, I was let into the characters of all the inhabitants; one was a dog, another a whelp, and another a cur. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    They should speak properly and correctly, whereby they may let their thoughts into other mens minds the more easily. John Locke.

    Charging my pistol only with powder, I first cautioned the emperor not to be afraid, and then let it off in the air. Jonathan Swift.

    Their senses are not letted from enjoying their objects: we have the impediments of honour, and the torments of conscience. Philip Sidney.

    To glorify him in all things, is to do nothing whereby the name of God may be blasphemed; nothing whereby the salvation of Jew or Grecian, or any in the church of Christ, may be let or hindered. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    Leave, ah leave off, whatever wight thou be,
    To let a weary wretch from her due rest,
    And trouble dying soul’s tranquillity. Fairy Queen.

    Wherefore do ye let the people from their works; go you unto your burdens. Exod. v. 4.

    The mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thes.

    I will work, and who will let it. Isa. xliii. 11.

    And now no longer letted of his prey,
    He leaps up at it with enrag’d desire,
    O’erlooks the neighbours with a wide survey,
    And nods at every house his threatening fire. Dryden.

  4. To Letverb

    To forbear; to withold himself.

    After king Ferdinando had taken upon him the person of a fraternal ally to the king, he would not let to counsel the king. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

ChatGPT

  1. Let

    "Let" is a verb that means to allow or give permission for someone to do something or to give someone the opportunity to do something. It is often used to give consent, agree to a request, or grant freedom or authority.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Letverb

    to retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose

  2. Letnoun

    a retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic

  3. Letnoun

    a stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over

  4. Let

    of Let

  5. Letverb

    to leave; to relinquish; to abandon

  6. Letverb

    to consider; to think; to esteem

  7. Letverb

    to cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought

  8. Letverb

    to permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent

  9. Letverb

    to allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses

  10. Letverb

    to give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering

  11. Letverb

    to forbear

  12. Letverb

    to be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t

  13. Etymology: [OE. letten, AS. lettan to delay, to hinder, fr. lt slow; akin to D. letten to hinder, G. verletzen to hurt, Icel. letja to hold back, Goth. latjan. See Late.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Let

    let, v.t. to slacken or loose restraint upon: to give leave or power to: to allow, permit, suffer: to grant to a tenant or hirer: to cause (with infin. without to):—pr.p. let′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. let.—n. a letting for hire.—ns. Let′ter; Let′ting.—Let alone, to leave out, not to mention.—adj. passive, inactive—also n. (Shak.) forbearance.—Let blood, to open a vein and let the blood run out; Let down, to allow to fall: to bring down; Let go, to cease holding: to pass by or disregard; Let in, to allow to enter: to take in or swindle; Let into, to admit to the knowledge of; Let off, to allow to go free without punishment, to excuse from payment, &c.; Let on, to allow a thing to be believed, to pretend; Let one's self loose, to let go restraint on words or actions, to indulge in extravagant talk or conduct; Let out, to allow to get free, to let some secret become known; Let slip, to allow to escape: to lose sight of; Let well alone, to let things remain as they are from fear of making them worse. [A.S. lǽtan, to permit, pt.t. lét, leót, pp. læten; Ger. lassen, Fr. laisser, to permit.]

  2. Let

    let, v.t. (B.) to prevent.—n. (law) hinderance, obstruction: delay.—n. Let′ter. [A.S. lettan, to hinder—læt, slow.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LET' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #400

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LET' in Written Corpus Frequency: #277

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LET' in Verbs Frequency: #75

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LET in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of LET in a Sentence

  1. Link Starbureiy:

    Life on the plantation can be calm. You can even be happy and find fulfillment on the plantation. It may be possible to be friends with the plantation owner. Heck, the plantation owner might even let you run the plantation. But, all of these privileges are only afforded to you as long as you stay on the plantation.

  2. AiR Atman in Ravi:

    Aren't we the ones who say, “My”? We exist from Birth till we Die. Aren't we the ego, 'I'? Let’s find out “Who am I?”

  3. Scott Squires:

    I simply did what I’m required to do under Army regulations and my endorser’s rules, i am shocked that I would even be investigated, let alone threatened with punishment, for following the rules.

  4. Terrell Rhodes:

    Let me out of here.

  5. Mickey Mehta:

    The reason why a human could conquer the highest mountain peak is because human determination and confidence are stronger and higher than any peak, when they peak. So never let your vision be minimized, instead, get MickeyMized.

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