Let

Meaning

Verb

●

To

to, not to

(+

, but usually without to).

●

To

to be or

; to not

or

with; to

(someone

) alone.

●

To

the

of (a fluid).

●

To

of (a

etc.)

in exchange for

rent.

●

To give,

, or

, as a work,

, or

; often with out.

●

Used to

a first or

construction.

●

To cause (+

infinitive).

●

1818, John Keats, To—: Time's

hath been

years at its

, / Long

have

let

the sand[…].

1818, John Keats, To—

Time's

hath been

years at its

, / Long

have

let

the sand[…].

●

To

,

,

,

,

; to

(someone or something).

●

To

someone from doing something; also to

something from happening.

●

To

or delay.

Noun

●

The

of

of a

etc.

in exchange for

rent.

●

An

or hindrance.

●

In Tennis:

The

by the

during

,

the

legally.

Sourced from

Origin

let

English

leten

Middle English (1100-1500)

letten

Middle English (1100-1500)

lettan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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