Let
verb
To allow or permit.
I let him borrow my car.
Often appears as...
- let it go
- let him in
verb
To rent out a property.
He lets out his apartment to tourists.
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- let for rent
- let on lease
verb
To make a sound or fact known.
He let it be known that he was not happy.
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- let it be known
- let it slip
verb
Used in the imperative to express a command or request.
Let's go to the park.
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- let's go
- let's see
verb
To become less severe or intense.
The rain finally let up.
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- let up on
- let up for a moment
verb
To not include, to disregard.
He seems to be letting professional ethics slip.
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- let something slip
- let it drop
noun
A situation in tennis where the ball hits the net but lands correctly and is played again.
The referee called a let because the ball grazed the net.
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Sport
noun
Rental of property, especially as formalized by a lease agreement.
The building has been available for let for a month.
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Legal
verb
To allow or permit.
I let him borrow my car.
Often appears as...
- let it go
- let him in
verb
To rent out a property.
He lets out his apartment to tourists.
Often appears as...
- let for rent
- let on lease
verb
To make a sound or fact known.
He let it be known that he was not happy.
Often appears as...
- let it be known
- let it slip
verb
Used in the imperative to express a command or request.
Let's go to the park.
Often appears as...
- let's go
- let's see
verb
To become less severe or intense.
The rain finally let up.
Often appears as...
- let up on
- let up for a moment
verb
To not include, to disregard.
He seems to be letting professional ethics slip.
Often appears as...
- let something slip
- let it drop
noun
A situation in tennis where the ball hits the net but lands correctly and is played again.
The referee called a let because the ball grazed the net.
Usage tips
Sport
noun
Rental of property, especially as formalized by a lease agreement.
The building has been available for let for a month.
Usage tips
Legal
Definition 1 of 8
Pro Tip 1/2Permission Granted
Indicates the speaker is giving someone consent or the freedom to do something.
You can let yourself have some fun.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Appeal
Commonly used in casual speech to ask for permission in friendly situations.
Let me try your new bicycle!
Pro Tip 1/2Permission Granted
Indicates the speaker is giving someone consent or the freedom to do something.
You can let yourself have some fun.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Appeal
Commonly used in casual speech to ask for permission in friendly situations.
Let me try your new bicycle!
Pro Tip 1/2Permission Granted
Indicates the speaker is giving someone consent or the freedom to do something.
You can let yourself have some fun.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Appeal
Commonly used in casual speech to ask for permission in friendly situations.
Let me try your new bicycle!
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5 ways to kill your...
"And let me tell you, go through this pipe." But whenever you go inside, there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head,
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Why do people get so...
Also, don't let anyone spread the myth that boys are innately better than girls at math. That is completely false. If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself,
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How do carbohydrates...
When you eat and your blood sugar rises, insulin is secreted into the blood. It prompts your muscle and fat cells to let glucose in and jump starts the conversion of sugar to energy. The degree to which a unit of insulin lowers the blood sugar helps us understand something called insulin sensitivity.
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Can you solve the...
the dictator reluctantly agrees to let you visit the island and speak to the prisoners under the following you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath?
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The five major world...
But don't let it go too slack, or it will not sound." In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him.
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How do pregnancy tests...
A few minutes can feel like forever when you're waiting on the results of a pregnancy test. But in that brief time, you're witnessing the power of the scientific method. That one little stick lets you ask a question, perform a controlled experiment,
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Would you sacrifice one...
In one survey, about 90% of respondents said that it's okay to flip the switch, letting one worker die to save five, and other studies, including a virtual reality simulation of the dilemma, have found similar results.
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
it's easier for a woman to be the help made of a king than it is for a man to be the helpmate of a queen don't let that queen thing go to your head i don't let that clean thing go wherever i wanted to
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Penguin Chicks Struggle...
he's been caring for all winter. He must now put his chick at risk. In these temperatures, it could freeze in seconds. The male will have to let go.
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Fighting HIV/AIDS...
medicines love and protection please don't let them dance alone
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5 ways to kill your...
"And let me tell you, go through this pipe." But whenever you go inside, there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head,
Video examples
Why do people get so...
Also, don't let anyone spread the myth that boys are innately better than girls at math. That is completely false. If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself,
Video examples
How do carbohydrates...
When you eat and your blood sugar rises, insulin is secreted into the blood. It prompts your muscle and fat cells to let glucose in and jump starts the conversion of sugar to energy. The degree to which a unit of insulin lowers the blood sugar helps us understand something called insulin sensitivity.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
the dictator reluctantly agrees to let you visit the island and speak to the prisoners under the following you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath?
Video examples
The five major world...
But don't let it go too slack, or it will not sound." In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him.
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
A few minutes can feel like forever when you're waiting on the results of a pregnancy test. But in that brief time, you're witnessing the power of the scientific method. That one little stick lets you ask a question, perform a controlled experiment,
Video examples
Would you sacrifice one...
In one survey, about 90% of respondents said that it's okay to flip the switch, letting one worker die to save five, and other studies, including a virtual reality simulation of the dilemma, have found similar results.
Video examples
Genius: Aretha Chain of...
it's easier for a woman to be the help made of a king than it is for a man to be the helpmate of a queen don't let that queen thing go to your head i don't let that clean thing go wherever i wanted to
Video examples
Penguin Chicks Struggle...
he's been caring for all winter. He must now put his chick at risk. In these temperatures, it could freeze in seconds. The male will have to let go.
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Fighting HIV/AIDS...
medicines love and protection please don't let them dance alone
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.
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John D. Rockefeller
American Businessman
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
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Ulysses S. Grant
American President
Let us have peace.
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.
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John D. Rockefeller
American Businessman
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
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Ulysses S. Grant
American President
Let us have peace.
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