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Let me close as I did in Gander on September 11, 2002 when I went to that community to thank the people of Gander and the people of Canada for the overwhelming support and help that was given to us in the wake of those attacks on September 11, 2001.
Paul Cellucci

Meaning of "let" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LET

Old English lǣtan to permit; related to Gothic lētan, German lassen.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LET

let  [lɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Let is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb let in English.

WHAT DOES LET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of let in the English dictionary

The first definition of let in the dictionary is to permit; allow. Other definition of let is used as an auxiliary to express a request, proposal, or command, or to convey a warning or threat. Let is also used as an auxiliary to express an assumption or hypothesis.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LET

PRESENT

Present
I let
you let
he/she/it lets
we let
you let
they let
Present continuous
I am letting
you are letting
he/she/it is letting
we are letting
you are letting
they are letting
Present perfect
I have let
you have let
he/she/it has let
we have let
you have let
they have let
Present perfect continuous
I have been letting
you have been letting
he/she/it has been letting
we have been letting
you have been letting
they have been letting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I let
you let
he/she/it let
we let
you let
they let
Past continuous
I was letting
you were letting
he/she/it was letting
we were letting
you were letting
they were letting
Past perfect
I had let
you had let
he/she/it had let
we had let
you had let
they had let
Past perfect continuous
I had been letting
you had been letting
he/she/it had been letting
we had been letting
you had been letting
they had been letting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will let
you will let
he/she/it will let
we will let
you will let
they will let
Future continuous
I will be letting
you will be letting
he/she/it will be letting
we will be letting
you will be letting
they will be letting
Future perfect
I will have let
you will have let
he/she/it will have let
we will have let
you will have let
they will have let
Future perfect continuous
I will have been letting
you will have been letting
he/she/it will have been letting
we will have been letting
you will have been letting
they will have been letting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would let
you would let
he/she/it would let
we would let
you would let
they would let
Conditional continuous
I would be letting
you would be letting
he/she/it would be letting
we would be letting
you would be letting
they would be letting
Conditional perfect
I would have let
you would have let
he/she/it would have let
we would have let
you would have let
they would have let
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been letting
you would have been letting
he/she/it would have been letting
we would have been letting
you would have been letting
they would have been letting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you let
we let´s let
you let
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to let
Past participle
let
Present Participle
letting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LET

lest
let alone
let be
let bygones be bygones
let down
let fly
let go
let in
let in for
let in on
let into
let loose
let off
let off steam
let on
let one´s hair down
let oneself go
let out
let rip
let sleeping dogs lie

WORDS THAT END LIKE LET

basket
bet
budget
cabinet
carpet
diet
et
factory outlet
feet
forget
get
gilet
het
in the secret
internet
jet
magnet
man in the street
market
on the market

Synonyms and antonyms of let in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «let» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of let

Translation of «let» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LET

Find out the translation of let to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of let from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «let» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

允许
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dejar
570 millions of speakers

English

let
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चलो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَسْمَحُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разрешать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laisser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허락하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ayo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

let
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lasciare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozwolić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дозволяти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a permite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφήνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hyra ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of let

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LET»

The term «let» is very widely used and occupies the 793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of let
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «let» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «let» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about let

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10 QUOTES WITH «LET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word let.
1
Jessica Alba
My parents were young and liberal and knew I was going to drink anyway, so they let me do it at home.
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Hannes Alfven
To try to write a grand cosmical drama leads necessarily to myth. To try to let knowledge substitute ignorance in increasingly larger regions of space and time is science.
3
B.o.B
I can tell you who I'd like to work with as far as rock legends. Definitely Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters. Of course Linkin Park. Actually, I already worked with Travis Barker on a couple of things. Gotta let the drummer get some. Possibly Paramore, Hayley Williams.
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Michael Ian Black
Let me tell you, the life of a C list celebrity is pretty sweet. If I want to go to an Applebee's, all I have to do is, literally, walk in the door. They seat me as soon as the other people ahead of me are seated.
5
Avery Brooks
Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream.
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Guy Burgess
Sometime they don't let you know that they know that they don't know everything, but the core of the medical approach is that you try to identify pathologies, which are subsystems within the human body or the larger system that are having undesirable consequences.
7
Tony Campolo
Let us preach Christ, let us be faithful to proclaiming the Gospel, but let's leave judgment in the hands of God.
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Paul Cellucci
Let me close as I did in Gander on September 11, 2002 when I went to that community to thank the people of Gander and the people of Canada for the overwhelming support and help that was given to us in the wake of those attacks on September 11, 2001.
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Saxby Chambliss
Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.
10
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Acting has always been a way for me to express the emotions I had buried. If I hadn't acted, I would have gone insane. In my acting class, I could let out my real tears and everyone thought it was the character. But no, it was me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LET»

Discover the use of let in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to let and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Let Go Now: Embracing Detachment
Explains how to let go of trying to control other people in order to solve problems and describes how to be more open to showing genuine love and empathy toward others.
Karen Casey, 2011
2
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant ...
From his youth as the son of a French Canadian blacksmith to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good ...
Yvon Chouinard, 2006
3
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the ...
Explores the history, struggle, and passage of Title IX, the law that allowed girls the freedom to pursue sports of their choosing, and the effects this law has had on society since its inception, such as the increased enrollment of women ...
Karen Blumenthal, 2005
4
If He Hollers Let Him Go
This story of a man living every day in fear of his life for simply being black is as powerful today as it was when it was first published in 1947.
Chester Himes, 2010
5
Let's Talk Student's Book 1 with Self-Study Audio CD
Let's Talk Second Edition is a fully revised edition of Let's Talk, the successful three-level speaking and listening course that takes students from a high-beginning to a high-intermediate level.
Leo Jones, 2007
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Let the Right One In
Then a child's body is found hanging from a tree, and all hell breaks loose. Is it a serial killer? Or something a bit...different? The US film Let Me In is an adaptation of Let the Right One In. Translated by Ebba Segerberg.
John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2010
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Let's Talk Level 3 Teacher's Manual with Audio CD
Like the first edition, this three-level course in American English is designed to develop oral communication skills and increase fluency.
Leo Jones, 2008
8
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families
An illustrated portrayal of three Alabama sharecropper families in 1936 examines their everyday existence in poverty.
James Agee, 2001
9
Let's Talk Level 2 Student's Book with Self-study Audio CD
Let's Talk Second Edition is a fully revised edition of Let's Talk, the successful three-level speaking and listening course that takes students from a high-beginning to a high-intermediate level.
Leo Jones, 2007
10
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens: Dialectical ...
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens is a workbook that can help. In this book, you'll find new ways of managing your feelings so that you'll be ready to handle anything life sends your way.
Sheri Van Dijk, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term let is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poor batting let us down: Ajinkya Rahane on T20I loss to Zimbabwe …
"Let us give credit to Zimbabwe. They played good cricket and deserved to win today. I think they were fantastic with the ball and fielded well as ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
Mourinho willing to let Salah & Filipe Luis leave Chelsea - Goal.com
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed Filipe Luis and Mohamed Salah will be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge permanently this ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
3
Jeremy Clarkson going to Netflix? Former Top Gear presenters …
Jeremy Clarkson going to Netflix? Former Top Gear presenters seemingly let the cat out of the bag. 22:36, 19 July 2015; By Danny Walker , James Leyfield ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Mainland China needs to let brokers play a bigger role in market …
While putting all shares in central clearing may be the mainland regulator's idea of a “safe” market structure, the system creates a wide gap with ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
5
Beware the purple fields in Lori Roy's eerie 'Let Me Die in His …
Set in Kentucky, “Let Me Die in His Footsteps” is a Southern Gothic whose two main story lines are tied together by lavender. The first narrative ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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'I Wouldn't Let This Guy Buy a Car For Me': Chris Christie Slams …
New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie once again didn't mince his words while discussing President Barack Obama, this ... «VICE News, Jul 15»
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David Harsanyi: Let's face it, Planned Parenthood is evil | New …
Let's forget the legality of the issue for a moment. And let's forget religion and politics, if that's possible. Let's forget the disconcerting economic ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
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Plan would let Nevadans go solar without panels | Las Vegas …
Jacy Sparkman, left, and Matt Neifeld with Robco Electric installs solar panels at a home in northwest Las Vegas on Friday March 13, 2015. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
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Ofsted should never let its inspectors moonlight to help schools …
The revelation that some schools have been playing the system by paying present or former Ofsted inspectors to prepare them for inspections ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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ON WORK: Let's face it, it pays to be a good looker in the corporate …
NOT long ago I found myself addressing a room full of newish hires at one of the big four accountancy firms. As I surveyed the crowd, I noticed ... «BDlive, Jul 15»

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