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WHAT DOES LET ONESELF GO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of let oneself go in the English dictionary

The definition of let oneself go in the dictionary is to act in an uninhibited manner. Other definition of let oneself go is to lose interest in one's appearance, manners, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LET ONESELF GO

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 out
let rip
let sleeping dogs lie
let slide
let slip
let slip through one´s fingers
let someone have it
let someone off with
let the cat out of the bag
let the grass grow under one´s feet

WORDS THAT END LIKE LET ONESELF GO

ago
all the go
amigo
cargo
Chicago
Domingo
from the get-go
from the word go
go
Hugo
largo
leave go
Lego
let go
logo
no go
on the go
square go
to go
touch and go

Synonyms and antonyms of let oneself go in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «let oneself go» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LET ONESELF GO

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

Translator English - Chinese

让自己去
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dejarse ir
570 millions of speakers

English

let oneself go
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी को जाने दो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السماح نفسه ذهاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пусть сам идти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixar-se ir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজেকে যেতে দাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se livrer à ses passions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biarkan diri sendiri pergi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich gehen lassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分が行こう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신이 가자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ayo padha lunga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho mình đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்லலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्याला जाऊ द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendini bırak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lasciarsi andare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niech sobie go
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нехай сам йти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

să te duci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφήστε τον εαυτό του να πάει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Laat jouself gaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låta sig gå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la seg gå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of let oneself go

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LET ONESELF GO»

The term «let oneself go» is used very little and occupies the 181.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LET ONESELF GO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LET ONESELF GO»

Discover the use of let oneself go in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to let oneself go and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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70 Games of Creativity
guided with confidence To act on the dimension of welfare Integrating into the group Stimulating and developing creativityGetting in the game, overcome resistances and defenses Feeling the body and its blocks To let oneself go To feel the ...
Stefano Centonze, Fausto Cino, Istituto di arti terapie e scienze creative, 2013
2
A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
let it go hang (let it all hang out) let oneself go (let go of someone) let someone down easy (let someone down) let someone go (let go of someone) let someone have it (one will have it) let someone in on something (let someone in for ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2010
3
Dance In Society Ils 85
A chance to let oneself go. Fun and part of the modern idiom. Gets me in the party spirit. I enjoy dancing them. Can let oneself go. Easy to do. No tedious lessons. Almost anyone can do them. Easy to perform: energy, not skill, is required.
Frances Rust, 2013
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
To let oneself go; to enjoy oneself thoroughly; to be very friendly, intimate; to be ( perhaps uncharacteristically) uninhibited: coll.: since ca. 1925, but not very common in UK before ca. 1950. Ex a number of girls talking together, esp. late at night.
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
1 let off steam informal give vent to one's feelings, speak one's mind, sound off, lose one's inhibitions, let oneself go; use up energy, release surplus energy. wANTONYMS bottle things up. 1 under one's own steam unaided, unassisted, without ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Grand Dictionnaire Hachette-Oxford
... chance] to desert [personne]; mes forces m'abandonnent my strength is failing me; 8 (lâcher) to let go of [outil, rênes]; 9 Ordinat to abort Bs'abandonner vpr 1 (se confier) to let oneVself go; 2 (se détendre) to let oneself go; s'd dans les bras ...
Marie-Hélène Corréard, Valerie Grundy, Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon, 2007
7
Hélène Cixous, Rootprints: Memory and Life Writing
And the only grace, the only safe-guard—how this word is eloquent and precise, designating at once tearing and gain, the gain of tearing—the only safe-guard is: loss. To let oneself go. 'And she goes'. It is to designate loss as necessary; ...
Mireille Calle-Gruber, Hélène Cixous, 2012
8
New Zealand Māori Word Encyclopedia
To be hanging / To be depending / To let oneself go from a height rere [lele—to fly or move through the air, to fly and alight or land] Giving way ngawhere To swing with the legs off the ground, holding onto a rope tirere To swing a person off ...
Sally-Anne Lambert, 2007
9
Walter Benjamin and the Corpus of Autobiography
to let oneself go in the moment of danger" (6:207). Presence of mind thus names not the subject's conscious attentiveness in the moment of crisis. Rather, in the rhetorical figure of sich gehen lassen, "to let oneself go" in the face of danger is a  ...
Gerhard Richter, 2002
10
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
JtfrT* (Tttff) 5. tt f£ mm « 6. ^HttiiB (The flats of this mansion will be let off. iSKAtli to let on 1. iifeff (ffcff) ; $31 (It doesn't do to let on too much. 8111 fc£W1t ftM ° ) 2. ( Mary let on to be angry. ffffff££ff • ) to let oneself go 1. fftfJ&IS I MffWK ; gSKilffift 2.
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LET ONESELF GO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term let oneself go is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Design And Culinary Treasures That Remind Us Why We Love …
To let oneself go is only natural. And the Italians? Stereotypes depict them as outgoing and gallant. Lovers of the “Made in Italy” brand admire ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
2
Book Review: 'Diary of the Dark Years, 1940-1944' by Jean Guéhenno
I know—one mustn't let oneself go." In Mr. Ball's introduction we learn that Guéhenno left school at 14 when his shoemaker-father fell ill and he ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 14»
3
Yuja Wang: Managing the piano, conductors and the laundry
It's easier to let oneself go on stage with Rach Three and pieces like that. I remember the first time I heard you play Stravinsky's Three Pieces ... «Limelight Magazine, Apr 14»
4
Why the cult of youth is making women in their thirties feel past it?
... goes to the heart of age-anxiety: not simply that we fear our mortality, but are ashamed of ageing; it is morally reprehensible to let oneself go. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
5
Italian prime minister: Syria resolution 'the most beautiful sign that …
Peace is not to let oneself go to hopelessness." Sant'Egidio has held the summit every year since October 1986 as an annual follow-up to Pope ... «National Catholic Reporter, Sep 13»
6
Is getting fat after marriage unacceptable? Actor Boris Kodjoe says …
Not that this is a pass to let oneself go, but it is what it is. Do you see our dilemma? Trying to prevent having a brood of babies make some of us ... «allvoices, Sep 13»
7
The Art of the Portrait: Caroll Taveras Wants You to 'Let Yourself Go'
and Taveras aims to explore what it takes to "let oneself go and laugh uncontrollably." We asked Taveras about this fascinating project and how ... «Elle, Apr 13»
8
Why wedding diets are so scary
To eat then, is to give in to desire – it is to let oneself go. In choosing to treat our bodies like this, we alienate ourselves from enjoying the ... «Fair Lady, Apr 13»
9
Salvador Dalí: The Making of An Artist by Catherine Grenier
“The master told me I had to subject myself to reality and that only later could one let oneself go. His idea was that one had to deal with the ugly ... «Paste Magazine, Mar 13»
10
The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy: review
... she adored her Jerry and they changed for dinner every night. “It was felt that one must keep up standards and not let oneself go native.” ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Let oneself go [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/let-oneself-go>. May 2024 ».
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