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Definition of 'let'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) let
to allow or permit:
to let one's hair grow.

2.  let
to allow to pass, go, or come:
He let us into the house.

3.  let
to cause to; make:
to let her know the truth.

4.  let
(used in the imperative as an auxiliary expressive of a request, command, warning, suggestion, etc.):
Let me see. Let's go. Just let them try it!

5.  let
to grant the occupancy or use of for rent or hire:
to let rooms.

6.  let
to contract or assign for performance:
to let work to a carpenter.

7. (v.i.) let
to admit of being leased:
an apartment to let for $200 a week.

8.  let
let down,

9.  let
to disappoint or betray; fail.

10.  let
to lower.

11.  let
to make (a garment) longer.

12.  let
(of an airplane) to descend to a lower altitude for landing.

13.  let
let off,

14.  let
to release explosively:
to let off steam.

15.  let
to excuse from work or responsibility.

16.  let
to release with little or no punishment.

17.  let
let on,

18.  let
to reveal, as information or one's true feelings.

19.  let
to pretend.

20.  let
let out,

21.  let
to make known.

22.  let
to release from confinement, restraint, etc.

23.  let
to alter (a garment) so as to make larger or looser.

24.  let
to be finished or dismissed:
School lets out in May.

25.  let
let up,

26.  let
to abate; diminish.

27.  let
to cease; stop.

28.  let
let up on, to become more lenient with.

29.  let
to refrain from interfering with or bothering.

30.  let
Informal. to attack or assault.

31. (n.) let
(in tennis, badminton, etc.) any shot or action that must be replayed, esp. an otherwise valid serve that has hit the top of the net.

32.  let
Chiefly Law. an impediment or obstacle:
to act without let or hindrance.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME letten (v.), lette (n.; der. of the v.), OE lettan)

Definition of 'let'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous
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. (verb) let, net ball
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

3. (verb) let, allow, permit
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. (verb) let
actively cause something to happen
"I let it be known that I was not interested"

5. (verb) permit, allow, let, countenance
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. (verb) get, let, have
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. (verb) let
leave unchanged
"let it be"

8. (verb) lease, let, rent
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
"I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

Definition of 'let'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) let
to allow to happen or be done
My parents won't let me go.; She let them convince her to try it.; Close the door, you're letting the cold air in.

2.  let
to rent a room, house, etc. to sb
We're letting the flat.

3.  let
let alone
indicates sth that is even more unlikely than what you have just mentioned
I don't have enough money to pay rent, let alone buy a car.

4.  let
let go
to allow to be free
We caught a frog and then let it go.

5.  let
to end sb's employment
I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go.

6.  let
to stop holding
She let go of my hand.; Let go! Let the rope go!

7.  let
to decide not to consider sth as important
She made a nasty face at me, but I let it go.

8.  let
let sb know
to tell sb sth
Let me know when you're done.

9.  let
Let me/us
used to make an offer or state what you will do
Let us carry those for you.; Let me try to explain.

10.  let
Let's
used to make a suggestion
Let's try something different

11.  let
let's hope
indicates you hope sth will happen
Let's hope your brother never hears about this.

12.  let
let's say (that)
used to suggest sb should think about a possibility or an example
Let's say you have two DVDs worth $20 each ...

13.  let
let's see
indicates you are thinking before speaking
Let's see....what did I do with it?

14.  let
let yourself go
to stop taking care of yourself
He's let himself go over the past year.

Definition of 'let'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) let
a retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic

2. (noun) let
a stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over

3. let
of Let

4. (verb) let
to retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose

5. (verb) let
to leave; to relinquish; to abandon

6. (verb) let
to consider; to think; to esteem

7. (verb) let
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. (verb) let
to permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent

9. (verb) let
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. (verb) let
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. (verb) let
to forbear

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

Translation of 'let'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to allow or permit She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.
Afrikaans: toestaan	Arabic: يَسْمَح	Bulgarian: позволявам
Brazilian: deixar	Czech: dovolit	German: lassen
Danish: lade	Greek: επιτρέπω, αφήνω	Spanish: dejar, permitir
Estonian: lubama, laskma	Farsi: اجازه دادن	Finnish: sallia
French: laisser	Hebrew: לְהַרשוֹת	Hindi: किराये पर देना
Croatian: dopustiti	Hungarian: enged	Indonesian: mengijinkan
Icelandic: láta	Italian: lasciare	Japanese: ～させる
Korean: 허락하다	Lithuanian: leisti	Latvian: ļaut
Malay: membenarkan	Dutch: laten	Norwegian: la, tillate
Polish: pozwolić	Persian: اجازه دادن	Pashto: اجازه وركول
Portuguese: deixar	Romanian: a lăsa	Russian: разрешать
Slovak: dovoliť; nechať	Slovenian: dovoliti	Serbian: dati
Swedish: låta, tillåta	Thai: อนุญาต	Turkish: izin vermek, müsade etmek
Taiwanese: 讓，允許	Ukrainian: дозволяти	Urdu: کرنے دینا
Vietnamese: cho phép	Chinese: 让，允许
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