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📖 Определения и значения для слова let

📒 used for making suggestions or as a polite way of telling people what you want them to do

  • ‘Shall we check it again?’ ‘Yes, let's.’
  • let's do something Let's go to the beach.
  • Right, let's begin.

📒 used for offering help to somebody

  • Let me help you with that.
  • Here, let me do it.
  • Let us get those boxes down for you.

📒 used for making requests or giving instructions

  • Let me have your report by Friday.
  • Let me know (= tell me) how I can help.
  • Please let us know your decision as soon as possible.

📒 to allow somebody to do something or something to happen without trying to stop it

  • let somebody/something do something Let them splash around in the pool for a while.
  • Don't let her upset you.
  • Let your body relax.

📒 to give somebody permission to do something

  • let somebody/something do something They won't let him leave the country.
  • In some countries they let you drive at 15.
  • They refused to let us cross the border.

📒 to allow somebody/something to go somewhere

  • to let somebody into the house
  • This lets more water into the soil.
  • I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in.

📒 used to show that you are not afraid or worried about somebody doing something

  • If he thinks he can cheat me, just let him try!

📒 used to express a strong wish for something to happen

  • Let her come home safely!

📒 used to introduce what you are going to say or do

  • Let me give you an example.
  • Let me just finish this and then I'll come.

📒 used to say that you are supposing something to be true when you calculate something

  • Let line AB be equal to line CD.

📒 to allow somebody to use a house, room, etc. in return for regular payments

  • I let the spare room.
  • They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents.
  • We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town.

📒 to stop trying to change the behaviour or state of somebody/something

  • I know I'm being grumpy, but I'm really tired so just let me be.

📒 to mention something in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident

  • She let fall a further heavy hint.

📒 to allow somebody to be free

  • Will they let the hostages go?
  • He's finally been let go.

📒 to make somebody have to leave their job

  • They're having to let 100 employees go because of falling profits.

📒 to stop holding somebody/something

  • Don't let the rope go.
  • Don't let go of the rope.
  • Let go! You're hurting me!

📒 to give up an idea or an attitude, or control of something

  • It's time to let the past go.
  • It's time to let go of the past.

📒 to stop taking care of a house, garden, etc.

  • I'm afraid I've let the garden go this year.
  • Let the house go in order to spend time with the kids.

📒 to attack somebody physically or with words

📒 to say or do no more about something

  • I don't entirely agree, but I'll let it go at that.
  • I thought she was hinting at something, but I let it go.

📒 used when you are thinking or trying to remember something

  • Now let me see—where did he say he lived?

📒 used when commenting on a situation to suggest that you could say something more or worse but prefer not to

  • Let's just say he wasn't very happy about the decision (= he was very unhappy or angry about it).

📒 used when making a suggestion or giving an example

  • I can let you have it for, well let's say £100.

📒 to behave in a relaxed way without worrying about what people think of your behaviour

  • Come on, enjoy yourself, let yourself go!

📒 to stop being careful about how you look and dress, etc.

  • He has let himself go since he lost his job.

📒 available for rent

  • The website advertises flats to let in the local area.
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