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let

გამოთქმა: /lɛt/

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Universal
  • a period during which a room or property is rented:I’ve taken a month’s let on the flat
  • a property available for rent:an unfurnished let

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Universal
  • 1 [with object and infinitive] not prevent or forbid; allow:my boss let me leave early you mustn’t let yourself get so involved
  • [with object and adverbial of direction] allow to pass in a particular direction:could you let the dog out? a tiny window that let in hardly any light
  • 2 [with object and infinitive] used in the imperative to formulate various expressions:
  • (let us or let's) used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark:let’s have a drink ‘Shall we go?’ ‘Yes, let.’
  • (let me or let us) used to make an offer of help:‘Here, let me,’ offered Bruce
  • used to express one’s strong desire for something to happen or be the case:‘Dear God,’ Jessica prayed, ‘let him be all right.’
  • used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge:if he wants to walk out, well let him!
  • used to express an assumption upon which a theory or calculation is to be based:let A and B stand for X and Y respectively
  • 3 [with object] chiefly British allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments:she let the flat to a tenant they’ve let out their house
  • award (a contract for a project) to an applicant: preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started

let alone

used to indicate that something is far less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned:he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country

let someone/thing alone

see alone.

let someone/thing be

stop interfering with someone or something: let him be—he knows what he wants

let someone down gently

seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress: she was content for him to take his time and let Celeste down gently

let something drop (or fall)

casually reveal a piece of information:from the things he let drop I think there was a woman in his life

let fall

Geometry draw (a perpendicular) from an outside point to a line.

let fly

attack physically or verbally:Mary opened her mouth to let fly at Jim

let oneself go

  • 1act in a relaxed or uninhibited way:you need to unwind and let yourself go
  • 2become careless or untidy in one’s habits or appearance:he’s really let himself go since my mother died

let someone/thing go

  • 1allow someone or something to escape or go free:they let the hostages go
  • euphemistic dismiss an employee: I was upset about letting him go, but he assured me he’d easily get another job
  • 2 (also let go or let go of) relinquish one’s grip on someone or something:Adam let go of the reins figurativeyou must let the past go

let someone have it

informal attack someone physically or verbally: I really let him have it for worrying me so much

let in (or out) the clutch

engage (or release) the clutch of a vehicle by releasing pressure on (or applying it to) the clutch pedal.

let something drop (or rest)

say or do no more about a matter: you should let it drop, love, it’s more trouble than it’s worth

let something go (or pass)

choose not to react to an action or remark:the decision worried us, but we let it go

let someone know

inform someone: let me know what you think of him

let someone/thing loose

release someone or something: let the dog loose for a minute
allow someone freedom of action in a particular place or situation:Ellen was laughing like a child let loose in a sweet shop
suddenly utter a sound or remark:he let loose a stream of abuse

let me see (or think)

used when one is trying to remember something or considering one’s next words:now let me see, where did I put it?

let me tell you

used to emphasize a statement:let me tell you, I was very scared!

let off steam

see steam.

let rip

see rip1.

let's face it (or let's be honest)

informal used to convey that one must be realistic about an unwelcome fact or situation: let’s be honest, your taste in men is famously bad

let slip

see slip1.

let's pretend

a game or situation in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation is a real one: a crazy and possibly dangerous game of let’s pretend

let's say (or let us say)

used as a way of introducing a hypothetical situation:let’s say we agreed to go our separate ways

to let

(of a room or property) available for rent: holiday homes for sale or to let

let down

(of an aircraft or a pilot) descend prior to making a landing: over the harbour, I started to let down

let someone down

fail to support or help someone as they had hoped: if I let him down now, I knew he’d never trust me again
(let someone/thing down) have a detrimental effect on the overall quality or success of someone or something:the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard

let something down

  • 1lower something slowly:they let down a basket on a chain
  • 2make a garment longer by lowering the hem: I put on a skirt which Sylvie had let down for me
  • 3British deflate a tyre: the driver was still in the cab, so I couldn’t let the tyres down

let someone in

admit someone to a room, building, or area:I had to wake up my flatmate Veronica to let me in

let oneself in for

informal involve oneself in (something likely to be difficult or unpleasant):I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for

let someone in on/into

allow someone to know or share (something secret): I’ll let you into a secret I wish someone would let me in on the joke

let something into

set something back into (the surface to which it is fixed), so that it does not project:the basin is partly let into the wall

let someone off

  • 1punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanour or offence:he was let off with a caution
  • 2excuse someone from a task or obligation:he let me off work for the day

let something off

cause a gun, firework, or bomb to fire or explode.

let on

informal
  • 1reveal information:she knows a lot more than she lets on
  • 2pretend: [with clause]:they all let on they didn’t hear me

let out

North American (of lessons at school, a meeting, or an entertainment) finish, so that those attending are able to leave:his classes let out at noon

let someone out

release someone from obligation or suspicion:they’ve started looking for motives—that lets me out

let something out

  • 1utter a sound or cry: he let out a sigh of happiness
  • 2make a garment looser or larger, typically by adjusting a seam: the dress is too tight—perhaps it could be let out
  • 3reveal information: [with clause]:she let out that he’d given her a lift home

let up

informal
(of something undesirable) become less intense:the rain’s letting up—it’ll be clear soon
relax one’s efforts:she was so far ahead she could afford to let up a bit
(let up on) informal treat in a more lenient manner:she didn’t let up on Cunningham

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