let
let - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lɛt/
- Homophone: Lett
Verb
let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past let or (obsolete) leet, past participle let or (obsolete) letten)
- (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in.
- (transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone.
- Let me be!
- (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
- The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail.
- (transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.
- (transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering
- (auxiliary, transitive) Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.
- Let's put on a show!
- Let us have a moment of silence.
- Let me just give you the phone number.
- Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect.
- (transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving?
Usage notes
- The use of “let” to introduce an imperative may sometimes be confused with its use, as its own imperative, in the sense of “to allow”. For example, the sentence “Let me go to the store.” could either be a second-person imperative of “let” (addressing someone who might prevent the speaker from going to the store) or a first-person singular imperative of “go” (not implying any such preventer).
Synonyms
Derived terms
- buy-to-let
- buy to let
- don't let the bedbugs bite
- don't let the door hit you on the way out
- forlet
- if it's yellow let it mellow
- inlet
- let alone
- let a thousand flowers bloom
- let be
- let blood
- let bygones be bygones
- let down
- let drive
- let fluffy off the chain
- let fly
- let George do it
- let go
- let her rip
- let he who is without sin cast the first stone
- let him that is without sin cast the first stone
- let him who is without sin cast the first stone
- let in
- let in on
- let it all hang out
- let it be
- let it be known
- let it snow
- let know
- let lie
- let loose
- let me count the ways
- let me see
- let nature take her course
- let Nature take its course
- let nature take its course
- let off, let-off
- let off steam
- let on
- let one go
- let one off
- let one rip
- let one's guard down
- let one's hair down
- let one's short back and sides down
- let out
- let past
- let rip
- let's
- let sleeping dogs lie
- let slide
- let slip
- let someone have it
- let something ride
- let something slip
- let the buyer beware
- let the cat out
- let the cat out of the bag
- let the chips fall where they may
- let the cobbler stick to his last
- let the devil out
- let the dice fall where they may
- let the dog see the rabbit
- let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
- let the good times roll
- let the grass grow round one's feet
- let the grass grow under one's feet
- let the matter drop
- let them have it
- let the perfect be the enemy of the good
- let there be light
- let the sleeping dogs lie
- let up
- let us
- let us count the ways
- let well alone
- let well enough alone
- live-and-let-live
- live and let live
- offlet
- outlet
- re-let
- sublet
- take the cash and let the credit go
- to let
- underlet
Translations
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Noun
let (plural lets)
- The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
Verb
let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past letted, past participle let)
Noun
let (plural lets)
- An obstacle or hindrance.
- (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
Derived terms
- without let or hindrance
Translations
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Anagrams
let - Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈlɛt]
- Homophone: led
Noun
let m inan
- flight (the act of flying)
Declension
Related terms
Noun
let n
- genitive plural of léto
let - Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈlɛd̥]
Adjective
let (plural and definite singular attributive lette)
Inflection
Inflection of let | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | let | lettere | lettest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | let | lettere | lettest2 |
Plural | lette | lettere | lettest2 |
Definite attributive1 | lette | lettere | letteste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
Adverb
let
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈlɛd̥]
Noun
let c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite let)
Declension
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈlɛd̥]
Verb
let
- imperative of lette
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈleˀd̥]
Verb
let
- past participle of le
let - Dutch
Verb
let
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of letten
- imperative of letten
Anagrams
let - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lɛt/
Interjection
let
- (tennis) indicates a let on service
let - Friulian
Verb
let
- past participle of lei (“read”)
let - Gothic
Romanization
lēt
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍄
let - Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lʲɛt̪ˠ/
Contraction
let (triggers lenition)
Related terms
Basic form | Contracted with | Copular forms | ||||||||
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an (“the sg”) | na (“the pl”) | mo (“my”) | do (“your”) | a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) | ár (“our”) | ar (“which (past)”) | (before consonant) | (present/future before vowel) | (past/conditional before vowel) | |
de (“from”) | den | de na desna* | de mo dem* | de do ded*, det* | dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
do (“to, for”) | don | do na dosna* | do mo dom* | do do dod*, dot* | dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
faoi (“under, about”) | faoin | faoi na | faoi mo | faoi do | faoina | faoinár | faoinar | faoinarb | faoinarbh | |
i (“in”) | sa, san | sna | i mo im* | i do id*, it* | ina | inár | inar | inarb | inarbh | |
le (“with”) | leis an | leis na | le mo lem* | le do led*, let* | lena | lenár | lenar | lenarb | lenarbh | |
ó (“from, since”) | ón | ó na ósna* | ó mo óm* | ó do ód*, ót* | óna | ónár | ónar | ónarb | ónarbh | |
trí (“through”) | tríd an | trí na | trí mo | trí do | trína | trínár | trínar | trínarb | trínarbh | |
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let - Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter, definite plural letene)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
let
- imperative of lete
let - Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 2012) lett
Noun
let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter or letar, definite plural letene or letane)
Derived terms
Verb
let
Verb
let
- imperative of leta
Anagrams
let - Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lêːt/
Noun
lȇt m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑т)
Declension
Related terms
let - Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lɛ́t/
Noun
lȅt m inan
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | lèt | ||
gen. sing. | léta | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | lèt | léta | léti |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | léta | létov | létov |
dative (dajȃlnik) | létu | létoma | létom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | lèt | léta | léte |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | létu | létih | létih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | létom | létoma | léti |
let - Tok Pisin
Noun
let