Meaning of "let down" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF LET DOWN

let down

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LET DOWN

Let down 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 down in English.

WHAT DOES LET DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Let Down (Dead by Sunrise song)

"Let Down" is a song by American rock band Dead by Sunrise, which consists of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, as well as the band members of Julien-K. It is the second single of their debut album, Out of Ashes. It was released on iTunes on November 24, 2009.

Definition of let down in the English dictionary

The first definition of let down in the dictionary is to lower. Other definition of let down is to fail to fulfil the expectations of ; disappoint. Let down is also to undo, shorten, and resew so as to lengthen.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LET DOWN

PRESENT

Present

I let down

you let down

he/she/it lets down

we let down

you let down

they let down

Present continuous

I am letting down

you are letting down

he/she/it is letting down

we are letting down

you are letting down

they are letting down

Present perfect

I have let down

you have let down

he/she/it has let down

we have let down

you have let down

they have let down

Present perfect continuous

I have been letting down

you have been letting down

he/she/it has been letting down

we have been letting down

you have been letting down

they have been letting down

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 down

you let down

he/she/it let down

we let down

you let down

they let down

Past continuous

I was letting down

you were letting down

he/she/it was letting down

we were letting down

you were letting down

they were letting down

Past perfect

I had let down

you had let down

he/she/it had let down

we had let down

you had let down

they had let down

Past perfect continuous

I had been letting down

you had been letting down

he/she/it had been letting down

we had been letting down

you had been letting down

they had been letting down

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will let down

you will let down

he/she/it will let down

we will let down

you will let down

they will let down

Future continuous

I will be letting down

you will be letting down

he/she/it will be letting down

we will be letting down

you will be letting down

they will be letting down

Future perfect

I will have let down

you will have let down

he/she/it will have let down

we will have let down

you will have let down

they will have let down

Future perfect continuous

I will have been letting down

you will have been letting down

he/she/it will have been letting down

we will have been letting down

you will have been letting down

they will have been letting down

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would let down

you would let down

he/she/it would let down

we would let down

you would let down

they would let down

Conditional continuous

I would be letting down

you would be letting down

he/she/it would be letting down

we would be letting down

you would be letting down

they would be letting down

Conditional perfect

I would have let down

you would have let down

he/she/it would have let down

we would have let down

you would have let down

they would have let down

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been letting down

you would have been letting down

he/she/it would have been letting down

we would have been letting down

you would have been letting down

they would have been letting down

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you let down
we let´s let down
you let down

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to let down

Past participle

let down

Present Participle

letting down

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.

TRANSLATION OF LET DOWN

Find out the translation of let down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of let down 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 down» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 辜负
• Translator English - Spanish: defraudar
• English: let down
• Translator English - Hindi: निराशा
• Translator English - Arabic: يَتخَلَّى عَنْ
• Translator English - Russian: подвести
• Translator English - Portuguese: decepcionar
• Translator English - Bengali: হতাশ করা
• Translator English - French: laisser tomber
• Translator English - Malay: Turunkan
• Translator English - German: enttäuschen
• Translator English - Japanese: がっかりさせる
• Translator English - Korean: 실망시키다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ayo mudhun
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm thất vọng
• Translator English - Tamil: கைவிடல்
• Translator English - Marathi: खाली उतर
• Translator English - Turkish: hayal ırıklığına uğratmak
• Translator English - Italian: deludere
• Translator English - Polish: spuścić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розчаровувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a dezamăgi
• Translator English - Greek: απογοητεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: laat sak
• Translator English - Swedish: göra besviken
• Translator English - Norwegian: svikte

10 QUOTES WITH «LET DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word let down.

1

Paddy Ashdown

Maybe it's legitimate criticism, though it can be hurtful. Maybe I haven't paid sufficient attention to the people with whom I would have a natural affinity as a liberal, and they feel let down by that.

2

Matt Berninger

At first, when 'Boxer' came out, people were a little let down, and we worried that it might be the end for us. But then it began to grow on people. 'Boxer' bought us our creative freedom.

3

Franz Boas

In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party.

4

Do Won Chang

I have in the past overly trusted people and was, in turn, let down by some. Since then, I have learned the difference between putting faith into people and blindly trusting them.

5

Jack Dee

And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling.

6

Emilia Fox

My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.

7

Daphne Guinness

I can't understand it when people are closed-minded. I mean, boy, have I made mistakes and been very wrong. I can't tell you the amounts of times I've been let down, but I still try to see the best in people.

8

Maxine Kumin

I've reached a point in life where it would be easy to let down my guard and write simple imagistic poems. But I don't want to write poems that aren't necessary. I want to write poems that matter, that have an interesting point of view.

9

Alan Ladd

I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.

10

Jesse McCartney

When you're a 'product' for a lot of people, they're only really after one thing, and so it's hard to completely let down your guard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LET DOWN»

Discover the use of let down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to let down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Rapunzel Let Down: A Fairy Tale Retold

A modern retelling of the classic tale 'Rapunzel.'

Regina Doman, 2013

No Chariot Let Down: Charleston's Free People on the Eve of ...

These thirty-four letters, written by members of the William Ellison family, comprise the only sustained correspondence by a free Afro-American family in the late antebellum South.

Michael Johnson, James L. Roark, 2001

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair and other stories

About this new collection of short stories Robert Kroetsch says: "Jancis M. Andrews writes the erotics of our daily lives.

Jancis M. Andrews, 1992

Star Crossed India: Let Down by Leadership

The work is a painstakingly researched work (1966-2005) and presents perceptional and opinionated look back at the political events of about forty years.

G. S. Bhargava, 2005

Let Down Your Hair

Rapunzel could really use her friends.

J. Mason, SARAH HINES STEPHENS, 2007

Stephanie, Stephanie, Let Down Your Hair: Telling It Like It Was

O. h glory be can that be me? And what hair am I supposed to let down? At this stage of my life it seems there is more hair on my hairbrush than there is on my scalp. Nobody ever told me, when I was a kid, that when I reached the golden years ...

Tess Marcin, 2002

Let Down Your Hair

Linda Winstead Jones. Chapter Six “Rachel,” he called softly, his head lifted to the window so far above. “Drop down the hare.” He didn't know if she could hear him, andhe didn't dare raise his voice any more than he already had. He would ...

Linda Winstead Jones, 2014

Don't Let Down

These are just a few of the characters you will meet in Don't Let Down, a story of how the people in one Milwaukee parish banded together to defeat the power of war to destroy.

Elizabeth Mullins, 2011

Controlled felling of large trees to prevent breakage

The tree may then be lowered under controlled release of the guide ropes by gradual release of the let-down rope. Some damage to snubbing trees, particularly by the let-down rope, may happen when its friction removes underlying bark.

Charles D. Leaphart, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah), 1971

Criminology

When a man is putin the solitary, if he is put in there at ten o'clock he is let down at ten or fifteen minutes to twelve and stays down until a little after one-- after the men go out to work-he can use his bucket and get water and has a chance to ...

Arthur MacDonald, 1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LET DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term let down is used in the context of the following news items.

Fliers let down by limited international flights at Amritsar airport

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal's demand for resumption of international flights from Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar, ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

Leicestershire skipper Mark Cosgrove frustrated after batsmen let …

Leicestershire skipper Mark Cosgrove frustrated after batsmen let down bowlers at Gloucestershire. By Leicester Mercury | Posted: July 19, ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

Trending: Shoppers primed for deals let down - News Sentinel Story

One angry tweet read: “When I die, I want whoever was responsible for “PrimeDay to lower me down into my grave so I can be let down one ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»

Legal eagles let down their hair down | Outlook | Jamaica Gleaner

For one night, they got to put away their defence tactics, records of evidence, business plans, and a desk stacked high with cases, to don fine ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»

Mayor: tenants at Gympie's Kybong airport won't be let down

FUTURE SHOCK: Kybong airport businessman Hubo Hazelton of Hazelton Aero Paint fears for the future of his business and his apprentice ... «Gympie Times, Jul 15»

Cubs SP Kyle Hendricks let down by offense, defense on Friday …

Cubs SP Kyle Hendricks let down by offense, defense on Friday. July 10, 2015 7:28 pm. Cubs' Kyle Hendricks pitches seven scoreless innings ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Amazon Prime Day: Users Let Down Even As Peak Sales Cross …

Amazon's e-commerce sale was highly anticipated as several shoppers stayed up to be first in line, but they were let down by the quality of the ... «Bidness ETC, Jul 15»

Woman with rare connective tissues disorder feels let down by …

Barbra McDonagh describes how she lives in constant pain which affects every part of her body. Ms McDonagh, who is originally from ... «Galway Advertiser, Jul 15»

Teens last minute lift let down arrive in style to their big prom night …

The pair had organised a lift to their big night but were let down at the last minute. Paul, who owns American themed Grumpys Diner in ... «Yellow Advertiser, Jul 15»

Protea residents 'let down by cops'

Protea residents 'let down by cops'. A man was beaten to death by community members yesterday for allegedly stealing a grass cutter from a ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»