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Meaning of "let off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LET OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LET OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Let off is a verb.
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 off in English.

WHAT DOES LET OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of let off in the English dictionary

The first definition of let off in the dictionary is to allow to disembark or leave. Other definition of let off is to explode or fire. Let off is also to excuse from.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LET OFF

PRESENT

Present
I let off
you let off
he/she/it lets off
we let off
you let off
they let off
Present continuous
I am letting off
you are letting off
he/she/it is letting off
we are letting off
you are letting off
they are letting off
Present perfect
I have let off
you have let off
he/she/it has let off
we have let off
you have let off
they have let off
Present perfect continuous
I have been letting off
you have been letting off
he/she/it has been letting off
we have been letting off
you have been letting off
they have been letting off
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 off
you let off
he/she/it let off
we let off
you let off
they let off
Past continuous
I was letting off
you were letting off
he/she/it was letting off
we were letting off
you were letting off
they were letting off
Past perfect
I had let off
you had let off
he/she/it had let off
we had let off
you had let off
they had let off
Past perfect continuous
I had been letting off
you had been letting off
he/she/it had been letting off
we had been letting off
you had been letting off
they had been letting off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you let off
we let´s let off
you let off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to let off
Past participle
let off
Present Participle
letting off
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 OFF

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 steam
let on
let one´s hair down
let oneself go
let out
let rip
let sleeping dogs lie
let slide
let slip
let slip through one´s fingers

WORDS THAT END LIKE LET OFF

cart off
cut off
fight off
float off
get off
hit it off
hit off
on and off
point off
put off
right off
set off
show off
start off
straight off
sweat off
take off
tell someone where to get off
turn off
worst off

Synonyms and antonyms of let off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «let off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LET OFF

Find out the translation of let off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of let off 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 off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不放过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dejar fuera
570 millions of speakers

English

let off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चलो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اطلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выпустить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixar fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছেড়ে দাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lâcher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

melepaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ablassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

漏らす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 하자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ayo mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắn súng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விட்டுவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sparare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypuszczać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випустити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

da drumul la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφήσει εκτός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laat af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låt av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of let off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LET OFF»

The term «let off» is regularly used and occupies the 55.380 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LET OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «let off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «let off» 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 off

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7 QUOTES WITH «LET OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word let off.
1
Wendell Berry
Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.
2
Will Carling
People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.
3
Drew Goddard
I understand why offices need to have office parties. I understand why offices need to have betting pools. No matter what the job, you need things to foster camaraderie and let off steam.
4
Charles Lamb
A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.
5
John O'Donohue
Good friends won't let you off the hook when you shouldn't be let off the hook. You can let fall the masks we seem to need to survive in a cutthroat world. There is a value of truth that we typically don't find in other parts of life.
6
John Romaniello
'Rules dieters' find limitations oddly freeing, because the restrictions create a framework that's easy to follow. Essentially, rules dieters don't do well when they're let off plan, mainly because they are usually emotionally attached to food in some way.
7
Jeff Ross
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LET OFF»

Discover the use of let off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to let off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bowhunter's Guide to Accurate Shooting
Careful consideration must be employed when choosing the draw weight and percentage of let-off of a compound bow. These two factors, in part, dictate how fast your arrow flies, can alter the arrow's penetration and affect your ability to shoot ...
Lon E. Lauber, 2005
2
Bowhunting Equipment and Skills: Learn From the Experts at ...
On another style of cam, you can rotate a built-in string module to alter draw length without affecting draw weight. LET-OFF. The cams on a compound bow are essentially pulleys that allow you to hold the bow at full draw using less force than ...
M.R. James, G. Fred Asbell, Dave Holt, 1997
3
Weaving: Conversion of Yarn to Fabric
Warp Let-off Motions The function of a let-off motion is to apply tension on the warp yarns to help form a clear shed. The tension also has to be high enough to develop the forces required between the warp and filling to form the cloth.
P R Lord, M H Mohamed, 1982
4
The Complete Technology Book On Textile Spinning, Weaving, ...
The warp let-off motion, allows the feeding of warp yarn under uniform tension and at the proper rate. Let-off systems fall into one of three major categories. The simplest let-off system is known as negative let-off. This system merely consists of  ...
Niir Board, 2009
5
The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
Infinitive 1 . let . . . off p.v. When you let someone off a bus or other form of transportation, you stop it so that person can leave it. The driver let her off at the corner. That's my house there. Can you let me off please? 2. let . . . off p.v. When you are ...
Carl W. Hart, 2009
6
The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
let off 1. T (1,2) Please let me off at the next bus stop (the corner, the hotel, the bank, etc.). [Allow me to get off the bus.] 2. T (8) Johnny let off his father's shotgun, and just missed hitting his brother. [Fired it, perhaps by accident.] 3. T (8) The road ...
George A. Meyer, 1975
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Publications
how the positive Let-off motions that have been tried work. There are 400 looms running at^Southbridge, on thin goods, with the positive Let-off, and others were run at Dover, and on the goods there made it answers well. The idea of having a  ...
New England cotton manufacturers' association, 1872
8
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
Perhaps we should conclude that either you work on pronunciation very very wel I. or you j ust let it go hang. let off steam put on steam let off steam - do smth. which helps one to get rid of one's strong feelings about smth.: This special session ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
9
Bow Hunting Whitetails
Modern Bows encompass all of the compound bows. There are literally hundreds of makes and models to choose from. The greatest advantage of any compound bow is what is commonly referred to at the let—0J7.' Simply stated, the let-off is ...
Dragan Vujic, 2007
10
American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Let loose: to take action without restraint or consideration. He let loose on him and hit him hard for trying to burglarize his residence. Let off: discharged; exploded. The fireworks were let off by an errant spark. The children let off firecrackers on ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LET OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term let off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Families let off steam at Parklife at Milton Country Park | Cambridge …
Adrenaline junkies and outdoor-loving families flocked to Parklife – an extravaganza organised by South Cambridgeshire District Council and ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
2
Teams let off steam at Swadlincote workplace rounders event …
STEPH Devine, Olivia Matlock, Harry Arckless, Hollie Dawlry, Tom Bagley and Nathan Birch of the Swadlincote Ski Centre team. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
3
Enjoy discount and a free brew while kids let off steam at new soft …
It's the perfect place for your kids to burn off some energy in the school holidays and we're offering readers a special offer. New children's play ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
4
Vegas doctor accused of groping girl let off after 'impulse control …
Binh Minh Chung appears in court before Judge Joseph Bonaventure on July 9, 2015. Chung is charged with nearly a dozen child ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
5
Vegas doctor accused of groping girl was let off after 'impulse control …
Binh Minh Chung appears in court before Judge Joseph Bonaventure on July 9, 2015. Chung is charged with nearly a dozen child ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
6
Unacceptable to let off drink-driver
IT WAS alarming to read the report headed: "Officer let off drink driver" (The Herald, July 15). In my view, this police officer committed a criminal ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
7
Vyapam scam probe better under CBI: Many accused were let off the …
The CBI has got off to a brisk start in the Vyapam probe and the difference in investigation between the state police's Special Task Force and ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
8
South African Student Let Off Hook for 'Hitler' Remark
The University of the Witwatersrand said in a statement Tuesday that its legal office “found that Mr. [Mcebo] Dlamini's utterances did not breach ... «Forward, Jul 15»
9
Anti-foxhunting protesters let off flares outside Parliament
Anti-foxhunting protesters let off aptly coloured orange flares outside the Houses of Parliament, as Scottish nationalists force a climbdown on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
VIDEO: Flare let off at pre-season friendly Plymouth Argyle vs …
A FLARE has been let off at Plymouth Argyle's first pre-season friendly game of the summer against Elburton Villa. The flare was let off at ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

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