let
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/let/
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/let/
verb
A1
to suggest or politely tell someone to do something
Let's go to the park.
A2
to offer help to someone
Let me carry your bags.
A2
to make a request or give an instruction
Let's meet at 5 PM.
B1
to allow something to happen without stopping it
Let the water run for a while.
B1
to give permission to do something
Let them play outside.
B1
to allow someone or something to go somewhere
Let the dog out.
R
to show that you are not afraid of someone doing something
Let them try if they dare.
R
to express a wish for something to happen
Let it be a sunny day tomorrow.
R
to introduce what you are going to say or do
Let me think for a moment.
R
to assume something to be true for the purpose of calculation
Let x be equal to 5.
R
to rent out a property for regular payments
They decided to let the apartment.
noun
R
a serve in tennis that touches the net but still lands in play
That was a lucky let.
R
a rental property or the act of renting it out
We found a nice holiday let.
translation
to suggest or politely tell someone to do something; to offer help to someone; to make a request or give an instruction; to allow something to happen without stopping it; to give permission to do something; to allow someone or something to go somewhere; to show that you are not afraid of someone doing something; to express a wish for something to happen; to introduce what you are going to say or do; to assume something to be true for the purpose of calculation; to rent out a property for regular payments
a serve in tennis that touches the net but still lands in play; a rental property or the act of renting it out
Word Forms
Progressive
letting
3rd Present
lets
Plural
lets