let

[US]/let/
[UK]/let/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. allow someone to do something, release, loosen
vt. & vi. rent out.

Phrases & Collocations

let's go

let's eat

let's talk

let's play

let us

let go

let me see

let you know

let go of

let it go

let out

let's say

let you go

let's face it

let you down

let me down

let down

let off

let me try

let in

let slip

let it fly

Example Sentences

Let it lie.

Let's forgive and forget.

let me be explicit.

let's have a jar.

let's have a drink.

let the dog in.

let down the sails.

let out a coat.

The rain let up.

without let or hindrance

Let's go to the movies.

Real-world Examples

So let's think big and let's think deep.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2015 Collection

Let's leave it. (Echoes) Let's leave it.

Source: When the Wind Blows Selected

They latch on tight and do not let go.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2013

Development should be planned, not let rip.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

Her pleasure will not let me stay.

Source: Classic English poetry recitation.

I'd let it go. - Let it go?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

The shooting has so far let 12 dead.

Source: CRI Online January 2015 Collection

Let's play catch over there, shall we? -Yes. Let's play catch.

Source: Blue little koala

So let's so let's try it again.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's Pronunciation Class

The fighting in Syria though, is not letting up.

Source: CNN Selected December 2012 Collection

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