let

noun countable

UK /let/

Word Forms

singular	let
plural	lets

1
in tennis, a service that hits the net and must be played again
Synonyms and related words
Tennis
ace
advantage
bagel
2
Britisha period of time in which a house or flat is rented to someone
Synonyms and related words
Relating to buying or leasing real estate
beds
bond
bridging loan

phrases

without let or hindrance

let

noun countable

US /let/

Word Forms

singular	let
plural	lets

1
in tennis, a service that hits the net and must be played again
Synonyms and related words
Tennis
ace
ace
advantage
2
Britisha period of time in which a house or apartment is rented to someone
Synonyms and related words
Relating to buying or leasing real estate
appraisal
appraise
balloon mortgage

phrases

without let or hindrance

let

verb

UK /let/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	let
he/she/it	lets
present participle	letting
past tense	let
past participle	let

1
transitive to allow something to happen
let someone/something do something:
I stepped back and let him pass.
let someone/something do something:
Alice’s mum won’t let her come with us.
Let your imagination run wild.
let something in/out/through etc:
Open the windows and let some fresh air into the room.
There are holes between the stones that let the wind through.
let someone know (=tell someone):
Let us know what time you want us to be there.
let yourself:
She lets herself be talked into all kinds of schemes.
Synonyms and related words
To make something possible
permit
allow
let
1. 1a
  used for offering to do something
  Here, let me help you.
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of offering something or offering to do something
  would you like...?
  let
  shall
2
intransitive/transitive to rent a room, flat, house etc to someone
The landlord can let at an agreed market rent.
let something to someone:
He’s let his cottage to some people from London.
Synonyms and related words
To buy, sell or rent property or real estate
complete
convey
demise
3
transitive always in imperativeused for giving an order or instruction
Let the games begin!
Synonyms and related words
To tell people what to do
order
order around
tell
4
transitive always in imperativeused for showing that you are angry or tired, and do not care what happens
Let her do all the work for a change!
Synonyms and related words
Ways of saying that you do not care
please yourself
good luck to someone
for all someone knows/cares
5
transitive usually in imperativemathsused in mathematics for saying that you are imagining that something is true, usually in order to prove a principle of mathematics
Let x = 5.
Let ABC be a triangle.
Synonyms and related words
Expressions used in calculation and mathematics
and
divide/multiply by
iff

phrases

let alone

let someone be

let something drop/rest

let something drop/slip

let go (of someone/something)

let someone go

let someone/something go

let something go

let something go for something

let someone have it

let it be known that

let me see/think

let me tell you

let something pass

let something ride

let’s

let’s see

let something slide

let there be something

let yourself go

never let it be said that

to/for let

phrasal verbs

let down

let in

let in on

let into

let off

let on

let out

let up

let

verb

US /let/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	let
he/she/it	lets
present participle	letting
past tense	let
past participle	let

1
transitive to allow something to happen
let someone/something do something:
I stepped back and let him pass.
let someone/something do something:
Alice’s mom won’t let her come with us.
Let your imagination run wild.
let something in/out/through etc.:
Open the windows and let some fresh air into the room.
There are holes between the stones that let the wind through.
let someone know (=tell someone):
Let us know what time you want us to be there.
let yourself:
She lets herself be talked into all kinds of schemes.
Synonyms and related words
To make something possible
let
qualify
encourage
1. 1a
  used for offering to do something
  Here, let me help you.
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of offering something or offering to do something
  would you like...?
  let
  shall
2
transitive always in imperativeused for showing that you are angry or tired, and do not care what happens
Let her do all the work for a change!
Synonyms and related words
Ways of saying that you do not care
please yourself
good luck to someone
for all someone knows/cares
3
transitive always in imperativeused for giving an order or instruction
Let the games begin!
Synonyms and related words
To tell people what to do
order
order around
tell
4
intransitive/transitive mainly Britishto rent a room, apartment, house, etc. to someone
let something to someone:
He’s let his cottage to some people from London.
Synonyms and related words
To buy, sell or rent property or real estate
convey
demise
exchange contracts
5
transitive usually in imperativemathsused in mathematics for saying that you are imagining that something is true, usually in order to prove a principle of mathematics
Let x = 5.
Let ABC be a triangle.
Synonyms and related words
Expressions used in calculation and mathematics
and
divide/multiply by
iff

phrases

let alone

let someone be

let something drop/rest

let something drop/slip

let go (of someone/something)

let someone go

let someone/something go

let something go

let something go for something

let someone have it

let it be known that

let loose

let me see/think

let me tell you

let something pass

let something ride

let’s

let’s see

let something slide

let there be something

let yourself go

never let it be said that

to/for let

phrasal verbs

let down

let in

let in on

let into

let off

let on

let out

let up

let

let

let ​‌‌‌

let ​‌‌‌

let

let