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   let

   /lɛt/

   verb

   • 1. not prevent or forbid; allow: "my boss let me leave early" Similar allowpermitgive permission togive leave toauthorizesanctiongrantgrant the right towarrantlicenseempowerenableentitleassent toconsefnt toagree toacquiesce inaccede toapprove oftoleratecountenancesufferbrookadmit ofgive one's blessing togive assent tocausemakeinformal:give the green light togive the go-ahead togive the thumbs up togive someone/something the nodsay the magic wordOKOpposite preventprohibit
   • ▪ allow to pass in a particular direction: "could you let the dog out?" Similar allow to gopermit to passmake way for
   • 2. used in the imperative to formulate various expressions. Similar allowpermitgive permission togive leave toauthorizesanctiongrantgrant the right towarrantlicenseempowerenableentitleassent toconsefnt toagree toacquiesce inaccede toapprove oftoleratecountenancesufferbrookadmit ofgive one's blessing togive assent tocausemakeinformal:give the green light togive the go-ahead togive the thumbs up togive someone/something the nodsay the magic wordOKOpposite preventprohibit
   • ▪ used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark: "let's have a drink"
   • ▪ 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. allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments: British "she let the flat to a tenant" Similar rent outrentleasehirehire outloangive on loansubletsubleasefarm outcontractcharge for the use oflet out
   • ▪ award (a contract for a project) to an applicant: "preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started"

   noun

   • 1. a period during which a room or property is rented: British "I've taken a month's let on the flat"
   • ▪ a property available for rent: British "an unfurnished let"

   Word Origin Old Englishlǣtan ‘leave behind, leave out’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laten and German lassen, also to late.

   Scrabble Points: 3

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