Let (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), let, let·ting.
  1. to allow or permit: If we let him escape, he'll lead us to the boss.
  2. to allow to pass, go, or come: The gap is too narrow to let the car through.
  3. to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or movable property) for rent or hire (sometimes followed by out): The family lets out their spare room in the summer for extra money.
  4. to contract or assign for performance, usually under a contract: They let work to a local carpenter for the repairs.
  5. to cause to; make: You must let her know the truth of your circumstances if you want to marry her.
  6. (used in the imperative as an auxiliary expressive of a request, command, warning, suggestion, etc.): Let me see. Let us go. Just let them try it!
verb (used without object), let, let·ting.
  1. to be rented or leased: The apartment lets for $250 per week.
noun
  1. a lease.
Verb Phrases
  1. let down,
    • to disappoint; fail.
    • to betray; desert.
    • to slacken; abate: We were too near success to let down in our efforts.
    • to allow to descend slowly; lower.
    • (of an airplane) to descend from a higher to a lower altitude preparatory to making an approach and landing or a similar maneuver.
  2. let in,
    • to admit.
    • to involve (a person) in something without their knowledge or permission: to let someone in for a loss.
    • to insert into the surface of (a wall or the like) as a permanent addition: to let a plaque into a wall.
    • to share a secret with; permit to participate in.
  3. let off,
    • to release by exploding.
    • to free from duty or responsibility; excuse.
    • to allow to go with little or no punishment; pardon: The judge let off the youthful offender with a reprimand.
  4. let on,
    • to reveal one's true feelings: She was terrified at the prospect, but didn't let on.
    • to pretend: They let on that they didn't care about not being invited, but I could tell that they were hurt.
  5. let out,
    • to divulge; make known.
    • to release from confinement, restraint, etc.
    • to enlarge (a garment).
    • to terminate; be finished; end: When does the university let out for the summer?
    • to make (a let-out fur or pelt).
  6. let up,
    • to slacken; diminish; abate: This heat wave should let up by the end of the week.
    • to cease; stop: The rain let up for a few hours.
  7. to treat less severely; be more lenient with: He refused to let up on the boy until his grades improved.
Idioms
  1. let alone,
    • not to mention: He was too tired to walk, let alone run.
    • to refrain from annoying or interfering with.
  2. let be,
    • to refrain from interference.
    • to refrain from interfering with.
  3. go1 (def. 95).
  4. to attack or assault, as by striking, shooting, or rebuking: The gunman threatened to let the teller have it if he didn't move fast.
  5. alone (def. 8).
noun
  1. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) any play that is voided and must be replayed, especially a service that hits the net and drops into the proper part of the opponent's court.
  2. an impediment or obstacle: to act without let or hindrance.
verb (used with object), let·ted or let, let·ting.
  1. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
  1. a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the part of the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet).
verb lets, letting or let (tr; usually takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive)
  1. to permit; allow
  2. (imperative or dependent imperative)
    • used as an auxiliary to express a request, proposal, or command, or to convey a warning or threat
    • (in mathematical or philosophical discourse) used as an auxiliary to express an assumption or hypothesis
    • used as an auxiliary to express resigned acceptance of the inevitable
    • to allow the occupation of (accommodation) in return for rent
    • to assign (a contract for work)
  4. to allow or cause the movement of (something) in a specified direction
  5. to utter
  6. let alone
    • much less; not to mention
    • to refrain from annoying or interfering with
  7. let go See go 1 (def. 59)
  8. let loose
    • to set free
    • to make (a sound or remark) suddenly
    • to discharge (rounds) from a gun or guns
noun
  1. the act of letting property or accommodation
noun
  1. an impediment or obstruction (esp in the phrase without let or hindrance)
  2. tennis squash
    • a minor infringement or obstruction of the ball, requiring a point to be replayed
    • the point so replayed
verb lets, letting, letted or let
  1. to hinder; impede
suffix forming nouns
  1. small or lesser
  2. an article of attire or ornament worn on a specified part of the body
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