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Meaning of 'let' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Let [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Let
2 . Let [ n.]
- A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.
- A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
3 . Let [ v. i.]
- To forbear.
- To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.
4 . Let [ v. t.]
- To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.
- To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
- To consider; to think; to esteem.
- 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.
- To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'let' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . let [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
Example in sentence:
  • Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
2 . let [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
Example in sentence:
  • He got a girl into trouble;
  • He got his squad on the ball;
  • This let me in for a big surprise
Meaning (3):
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
Example in sentence:
  • I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners
Meaning (4):
- consent to, give permission
Example in sentence:
  • I cannot allow you to see your exam;
  • I won't let the police search her basement;
  • She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
Meaning (5):
- actively cause something to happen
Example in sentence:
  • I let it be known that I was not interested
Meaning (6):
- leave unchanged
Example in sentence:
  • let it be
Meaning (7):
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

let-alone let-off let-up letch letchy lete leten lethal lethality lethargic

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