Etymology : Middle English letten, from Old English lettan to delay, hinder; akin to Old High German lezzen to delay, hurt, Old English l[AE]t late
Pronunciation : let
Function : transitive verb
Date : before 12th century
1. rented room or apartment (British); obstacle, hindrance; play which is invalid and must be repeated (in tennis and other net games). allow, permit; cause, make; enable; allow to go, release; allow to enter; lease, rent; be rented (British). let bygones be bygones.
2. lett.
3. A noun suffix having a diminutive force; as in streamlet, wavelet, armlet.
4. To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.
5. A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.
6. A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
7. To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
8. To consider; to think; to esteem.
9. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.
10. To permit; to allow; to suffer; either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.
11. To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
12. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.
13. To forbear.
14. To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year.
15. See note under Let, v. t. a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again leave unchanged; "let it be" actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested" make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off".
16. let. Lett.
17. The form let is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.
18. If you let something happen, you allow it to happen without doing anything to stop or prevent it. Thorne let him talk She let the door slam I can't let myself be distracted by those things.
19. If you let someone do something, you give them your permission to do it. I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often Visa or no visa, they won't let you into the country.
20. If you let someone into, out of, or through a place, you allow them to enter, leave, or go through it, for example by opening a door or making room for them. I had to get up at seven o'clock this morning to let them into the building because they had lost their keys I'd better go and let the dog out.
21. You use let me when you are introducing something you want to say. Let me tell you what I saw last night Let me explain why.
22. politeness You use let me when you are offering politely to do something. Let me take your coat Let me get you something to drink.
23. You say let's or, in more formal English, let us, to direct the attention of the people you are talking to towards the subject that you want to consider next. Let's consider ways of making it easier Let us look at these views in more detail.
24. You say let's or, in formal English, let us, when you are making a suggestion that involves both you and the person you are talking to, or when you are agreeing to a suggestion of this kind. I'm bored. Let's go home `Shall we go in and have some supper?' --- `Yes, let's.'.
25. politeness Someone in authority, such as a teacher, can use let's or, in more formal English, let us, in order to give a polite instruction to another person or group of people. Let's have some hush, please `Let us pray,' said the Methodist chaplain.
26. vagueness People often use let in expressions such as let me see:
or let me think when they are hesitating or thinking of what to say next. Now, let's see:
Where did I leave my bag? `How long you been living together then?' --- `Erm, let me think. It's about four years now.'.
27. You can use let to say that you do not care if someone does something, although you think it is unpleasant or wrong. If he wants to do that, let him do it Let them talk about me; I'll be dead, anyway.
28. You can use let when you are saying what you think someone should do, usually when they are behaving in a way that you think is unreasonable or wrong. Let him get his own cup of tea.
29. You can use let when you are praying or hoping very much that something will happen. Please God, let him telephone me.
30. You can use let to introduce an assumption on which you are going to base a theory, calculation, or story. Let x equal 5 and y equal 3.
31. If you let your house or land to someone, you allow them to use it in exchange for money that they pay you regularly. She is thinking of letting her house to an American serviceman The reasons for letting a house, or part of one, are varied. = rent Let out means the same as let. I couldn't sell the London flat, so I let it out to pay the mortgage Home owners who have extra space available may want to let out a room.
32. emphasis Let alone is used after a statement, usually a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next. It is incredible that the 12-year-old managed to even reach the pedals, let alone drive the car.
33. If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them. She let go of Mona's hand and took a sip of her drink.
34. If you let someone or something go, you allow them to leave or escape. They held him for three hours and they let him go.
35. When someone leaves a job, either because they are told to or because they want to, the employer sometimes says that they are letting that person go. I've assured him I have no plans to let him go Peterson was let go after less than two years.
36. If you say that you did not know what you were letting yourself in for when you decided to do something, you mean you did not realize how difficult, unpleasant, or expensive it was going to be. He got the impression that Miss Hawes had no idea of what she was letting herself in for.
37. If you let someone know something, you tell them about it or make sure that they know about it. They want to let them know that they are safe If you do want to go, please let me know.
38. to let fly: see:
fly to let your hair down: see hair to let someone off the hook: see hook to let it be known: see known to let the side down: see side to let off steam: see steam.
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