let
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From Old English lǣtan (“‘to allow, let go, bequeath, leave, rent’”), from Proto-Germanic *lǣt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lēd-. Cognate with Dutch latan, German lassen, Swedish låta.
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to let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past let or obsolete leet, past participle let or rarely letten)
- (transitive) To allow, not to prevent (+ infinitive, usually without to).
- After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in.
- (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
- The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail.
- (transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.
- (obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- Thenne the kyng lete serche how moche people of his party ther was slayne.
- Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving?
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
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From Old English lettan (“‘to hinder, delay’”), from Proto-Germanic *lāto-. Cognate with Dutch letten.
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to let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past letted, past participle let)
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let (plural lets)
- A hindrance.
- ...without let or hindrance (on all commonwealth passports)
- (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
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let m.
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- IPA: /lɛt/, [lɛd̥]
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let (neuter let, definite and plural lette, comparative lettere, superlative lettest)
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let
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let
- Imperative of lette.
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let
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From Old Norse leita (“‘to search’”), related to líta (“‘to see’”)
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let
- Imperative form of lete (to search)
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From Old Norse litr (“‘colour’”), related to líta (“‘to see’”)
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let m
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From Old Norse litr (“‘colour’”), related to líta (“‘to see’”)
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let m
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lȇt m. (Cyrillic spelling ле̑т)
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| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | lȇt | létovi |
| genitive | leta | lètōvā |
| dative | letu | letovima |
| accusative | let | letove |
| vocative | lete | letovi |
| locative | letu | letovima |
| instrumental | letom | letovima |
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let m.
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let