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   let

   /lɛt/

   verb

   • 1. not prevent or forbid; allow: "my boss let me leave early" Similar allowpermitgive permission togive leave toauthorizesanctiongrantgrant the right towarrantlicenseempowerenableentitleassent toconsefnt toagree toacquiesce inaccede toapprove oftoleratecountenancesufferbrookadmit ofgive one's blessing togive assent tocausemakeinformal:give the green light togive the go-ahead togive the thumbs up togive someone/something the nodsay the magic wordOKOpposite preventprohibit
   • ▪ allow to pass in a particular direction: "could you let the dog out?" Similar allow to gopermit to passmake way for
   • 2. used in the imperative to formulate various expressions. Similar allowpermitgive permission togive leave toauthorizesanctiongrantgrant the right towarrantlicenseempowerenableentitleassent toconsefnt toagree toacquiesce inaccede toapprove oftoleratecountenancesufferbrookadmit ofgive one's blessing togive assent tocausemakeinformal:give the green light togive the go-ahead togive the thumbs up togive someone/something the nodsay the magic wordOKOpposite preventprohibit
   • ▪ used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark: "let's have a drink"
   • ▪ used to make an offer of help: "‘Here, let me,’ offered Bruce"
   • ▪ used to express one's strong desire for something to happen or be the case: "‘Dear God,’ Jessica prayed, ‘let him be all right.’"
   • ▪ used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge: "if he wants to walk out, well let him!"
   • ▪ used to express an assumption upon which a theory or calculation is to be based: "let A and B stand for X and Y respectively"
   • 3. allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments: British "she let the flat to a tenant" Similar rent outrentleasehirehire outloangive on loansubletsubleasefarm outcontractcharge for the use oflet out
   • ▪ award (a contract for a project) to an applicant: "preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started"

   noun

   • 1. a period during which a room or property is rented: British "I've taken a month's let on the flat"
   • ▪ a property available for rent: British "an unfurnished let"

   Word Origin Old Englishlǣtan ‘leave behind, leave out’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laten and German lassen, also to late.

   Scrabble Points: 3

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LET definition: 1. to allow something to happen or someone to do something by not doing anything to stop an action…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LET meaning: 1. to allow something to happen or someone to do something by not doing anything to stop an action…. Learn more.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlet verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of let verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Synonym Discussion of Let. to cause to : make; to give opportunity to or fail to prevent; —used in the imperative to introduce a request or proposal… See the full definition

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLET | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   LET definition: 1. to allow someone to do something, or to allow something to happen: 2. to allow someone or…. Learn more.

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   3 let somebody/something + adv./prep. to allow someone or something to go somewhere to let someone into the house I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in. Please let me past. The cat wants to be let out. making suggestions; 4 let's [no passive] let (do something) used for making suggestions Let's go to the beach. Let's not tell her what we did. I don't think we'll make it, but let's try anyway.

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   To let is to allow or permit. If you don't prevent your little brother from jumping off the roof into a pile of leaves, you let him do it.

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   Let definition: to allow or permit. See examples of LET used in a sentence.

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    Let definition: to allow or permit. See examples of LET used in a sentence.

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    Define let. let synonyms, let pronunciation, let translation, English dictionary definition of let. v. let , let·ting , lets v. tr. 1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow: I let them borrow the car. The inheritance let us finally buy a house.